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This was Prince William and Harry, on parade together for the first time in Hyde Park yesterday.

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Princes William and Harry swapped their military uniforms for bowler hats and smart City suits. Inset: The old Bradford & Bingley logo

The brothers were attending the annual Combined Cavalry Old Comrades' Association Parade, whose sartorial code reflects the "proper order of dress" which applied before World War I.

Braving the pouring rain, the pair, both Second Lieutenants in the Household Cavalry, marched alongside more than 1,000 serving and former Cavalrymen to pay tribute to fallen comrades.

According to tradition, Cavalry officers are expected to don suits, the regimental ties of their division and bowler hats whenever they are in London on duty.

On parade, however, their rolled-up brollies must remain unfurled, meaning that the royal headgear was soon soggy and left both princes nursing sore red marks on their foreheads.

Onlookers were also bemused to spot a bizarre shaven patch on the nape of Harry's neck when he removed the hat to pay his respects as he filed past the official Cavalry Memorial.

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A slip of the shears: Harry's bald patch

According to royal insiders, the prince was not the victim of a prank but merely a haircut by a friend which went rather closer than intended.