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Prince William honoured by Royal Mint with £5 coin – but fans are all saying one thing
Prince William has been ridiculed after it change one very obvious feature of the Duke of Cambridge.The Royal Mint announced that the special coin will be made in honour of the Duke's 40th birthday.It will also mark the first time he has appeared alone on an official coin struck by the Royal Mint.It has been created by designer and engraver Thomas T Docherty, and shows a regal-looking Prince facing outwards in a side-profile.However, it's what is on top of the Duke's head that has sparked ridicule from social media users.Prince William has been known to have a bald patch for many years, but the coin has seemingly changed that and given him an almost-Bobby Charlton-like comb-over.One Twitter user bluntly wrote: “Does the Royal Mint think they're minting coins in the mediaeval times? “We all know that Prince William is as bald as a freshly waxed testicle, so who in the f*** is this with all this hair supposed to be?”The same user also whether or not the Royal Mint were secretly telling the Prince to get "hair plugs".And another user questioned: “This is a toupee, surely?” While many on Twitter simply replied with laughing emojis in response to comments made about the hair.However, back in 2017, the debate about the hair first started at the Royal Mint.At the time, the Royal Mint had planned to draw up new coins to mark the Queen being a great-grandmother.However, as the designs were finalised, concerns were raised about the coverage of the prince’s barnet, as it was reported at the time.Members of the advisory committee of Design of Coins, Medals and Decorations, which oversees the production of commemorative pieces, met to discuss the issue.
