A blow to the forehead took the prince to the hospital.
Prince William carries a fairly obvious scar on his left temple that, over the years, has become something of a legend. Despite being a mark visible to the naked eye, few really know the origin of this particular characteristic of the future king.
On rare occasions, Guillermo himself has referred to this scar, to which he has even given a name: the "Harry Potter scar." And, as he himself has explained, this mark on his face is the result of an accident that he suffered when he was only 13 years old, during a game of golf with a friend.
A chance blow from a golf club to his head sent him straight to the hospital, leaving him with this scar that is now part of his public image. Although it usually goes unnoticed most of the time, sometimes the scar of the heir to the British crown becomes more visible, as he himself has pointed out: "Sometimes it turns red and you notice it more, other times you don't even see it."
This peculiarity of his appearance has been the subject of conversation on more than one occasion, such as during a recent visit by the future king to the startup Notpla, where he joked about his aversion to golf due to this famous scar.
But the prince is not the only member of the British royal family to bear a similar scar. His wife also has a mark of approximately seven centimeters on her left temple, which, like that of her husband, she usually tries to hide with her characteristic hairstyles.
Despite being a physical characteristic that often goes unnoticed, Prince William's scar has taken on special meaning within the narrative of the British royal family. A brand that, far from being a simple accident, has become a symbol of the history and legacy of the crown, reminding us that even future kings can carry with them small scars from their past.
