King Charles once donned a hilarious disguise so that no-one would recognise him. During a skiing holiday in Switzerland in 1980, the 76-year-old wanted to ensure that he blended into the crowd and get some privacy during his trip.
Clearly fed up of being instantly recognisable, the then-Prince of Wales – who is known to enjoy skiing trips – took matters into his own hands. In an attempt to disguise himself, Charles wore a fake nose, moustache, glasses and a hat to trick the awaiting press at Klosters.
His plan didn’t appear to go straight to plan as he was soon recognised by photographers – with pictures soon released of Charles’s hilarious new look.
Catching on to his prank, the photographers were then spotted sporting their own fake noses and red hats in return.
The Prince of Wales then posed for a picture with Steve Wood of the Daily Express, James Whitaker of The Sun, Ken Lennox of the Daily Star and Arthur Edwards of The Sun.
Taking after his father, Prince William later tried his hand at a similar prank. The 42-year-old previously used the alias Steve when he was a student at St Andrews University.
The royal enrolled at the university – which is where he later met his future wife – under the name William Wales but friends used the nickname to help the royal slip under the radar.
Prince William and Princess Kate also previously donned “fancy dress” and “big wigs” to watch Toy Story 3 at the cinema in Wales.
Occuring just before their engagement was announced, the couple reportedly said that they were wearing the wigs for a charity event.
Jean Owen, who was manager of the cinema at the time, told The Daily Mail: “Prince William‘s was purple if I remember rightly.”