I am procrastinating at work (avoiding a boring task that needs to be done, don't tell my boss) and found an article about Prince Daniel's hair and I tidied up a google translation of it for you. Click through for pictures.
Prince Daniel reveals his hair-raising dream: "Want to be crazier"
When he met Victoria, he was anything but a well-dressed suit guy. What really happened? Did the court have a rally around Daniel's "wild" hairstyle? Now the prince opens up and reveals his hair secrets.
Prince Daniel, 43, has gone through a significant hairstyle journey. While he’s stretching his muscles in the gym at Östermalm in the early 2000s - and secretly taking care of his new client Crown Princess Victoria – he’s anything but a well-combed fellow. Little Daniel Westling, preferably dressed in t-shirts and camouflage pants, has enormous hair resources available. With a rarely seen density, the hair spreads out over his scalp, forming a lush hairstyle that will soon take the crown princess of Sweden by storm. The Swedish people have no idea about what a force of nature from Ockelbo they are dealing with.
Crown Princess Victoria loves Daniel's impressive lion’s mane, but when the media finds out about the hot romance, his majestic tresses becomes a problem. Daniel's fertile thatch is an exotic feature among all the thin-haired "backslick" gentlemen on Stureplan and makes him easy to recognize. Daniel realizes that a lot is hanging on his hair and takes action. He begins to mask himself by wearing a cap.
The relationship with Victoria deepens and the hair king Daniel eventually starts getting used to the idea of retraining as prince. He realizes that he may also have to re-evaluate his hairstyle - which is considered "too wild" for the royal house.
In 2003, Daniel is Victoria's date when Andrea Brodin, 39, marries. Daniel had then agreed to pay a visit to a men's hairdresser.
The transformation has begun. Daniel changes dress style and goes from camouflage glasses, t-shirt and cap to suit and shorter hairstyle. He buys a new car, moves to a larger flat in Östermalm and learns to deal with the media in a professional manner. He now also has a large collection of hair products - and two special combs - at home in the bathroom cabinet. Daniel also exchanges eyeglasses for a more high-class pair.
The relationship between Victoria and Daniel is growing and thriving. A royal engagement has taken place and Daniel is always well-combed. In the spring of 2010, celebrity hairdresser Bobby Unducu sounds the alarm. He has carefully looked at Daniel's temples and discovered that a significant amount of hairs have disappeared.
"Westling is soon a baldie," he trumps uneasily in Aftonbladet.
Daniel, then 36, risks being hit by a prominent bald patch. And this just months before the wedding with Crown Princess Victoria.
- It continues once it has started, within a few years Daniel's hair will be really sparse. Within 5-8 years, you are usually quite bald, ”Bobby Oduncu exclaims in despair.
There are eight years between these images. Daniel and Victoria take the hair crisis calmly and still marry the same summer.
But Prince Daniel's hairstyle - and hair - persists. He is today unofficially appointed as the world's most well-regarded royal. Only once the strands have been torn away from their appointed places. This happened on July 1, 2010 at 1:03 pm.
[Magazine] has had a chat with Princess Sofia's hairdresser Marre Hitti at Salong Bangs on Strandvägen and asked what is needed to maneuver the prince's hairstyle.
- You need both gel and spray to keep such a tight hairstyle in place. You may also need a hair dryer, Marre Hitti tells [magazine].
But does Prince Daniel enjoy his tight look? Could it be that the prince is mourning his former hairstyle days? When Prince Daniel visited the Bällsta School in Vallentuna recently to talk about equality, the school had the theme "Crazy Hair Day" on the schedule. The teacher who received Daniel had his hair styled in a cactus pot. Middle school kids wore crazy wigs and artificial pastries in their hair. Prince Daniel's hairstyle was, in the usual order, a bit more toned down.
It is now that Daniel, for the first time, speaks freely and reveals his well-preserved hair secrets.
- I combed a little extra this morning, the prince tells Dagens Nyheter, but then adds:
“I would also like to be a little crazy,” he admits.
How crazy, we wonder. Like Donald Trump, or maybe like Daniel's childhood idol pop star Limahl, who had a 1984 hit with Never Ending Story?
Of course, a beauty like Daniel looks good in both hairstyles.
Well. We probably think that Daniel is happy with his cheeky prince do.