Prince of Hairs

Spikey gent meets prickly Prince

Prickly Prince Philip was on his dissapointingly un-outspoken form when he met a man wearing a giant red mohican.

WORCESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh meets Ian "Spike" Betterton, Chair of The Friends of St Georges Park, Kidderminster, at Worcester Guildhall on July 11, 2012 in Worcester, England. The visit is part of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's Diamond Jubilee tour of the United Kingdom. (Photo by Heathcliff O'Malley - WPA Pool /Getty Images) — Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh meets Ian "Spike" Betterton, Chair of The Friends of St Georges Park, Kidderminster, at Worcester Guildhall on July 11, 2012 in Worcester, England. The visit is part of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's Diamond Jubilee tour of the United Kingdom. (WPA Pool / Getty Images)

The encounter happened in Worcester last week.

The Duke had joined the Queen on the first of her two-day tour of the region as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

He did a double-take as he met Ian Betterton, known as Spike, chairman of the Friends of St Georges Park community group which aims to develop and improve the Kidderminster parkland.

After meeting the Duke, the 42-year-old, said: “He asked me if I support local hairdressers.

“I told him I do it myself and that’s why it’s a bit wonky.”