Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton is due for a haircut before taking off for Australia next month, but rumor abounds that she is going to surprise us all with something seriously short. While we would be eternally grateful because it would give us plenty to talk about during a slow news day, we definitely think it would be a terrible idea.

Kate Middleton's hair has been looking really long lately, and if we were her we would be itching for a cut, but not the kind of cut she's rumored to be being pushed towards. A nice, shoulder-length cut seems likely, but The Daily Beast is reporting that Kate Middleton is actually being pressured to get a bob, "to avoid endless fussing with her hair when the weather is anything less than still."

Camilla and the Queen reportedly do not like it when the young duchess' hair and skirts blow around, but we still think giving Kate Middleton Anna Wintour 's hair would be a huge mistake. Kate Middleton already dresses extremely conservatively, and if they take away her long, shiny hair, she could start to look downright matronly. There's no real reason for her to succumb to "sensible" hair so early. She's a young woman with the resources to keep her young hair looking shiny and bouncy for some time to come, and she should be able to enjoy that.

Don't get us wrong, we would throw a damn parade if Kate Middleton got a short, edgy haircut, but there's no way that's happening. The Duchess of Cambridge's personal style belongs to the U.K., and if anything she seems to be under pressure to dress even more conservatively, not less.

According to The Daily Beast, a British bookie is actually offering odds on what kind of hair Kate Middleton will get before her upcoming Australia tour, because of course they are. Anyone feeling like getting in on the action is looking at the following chances:

1-4 odds on a shorter, shoulder-length style 3-1 odds on a classic bob 8-1 odds on a pixie cut 10-1 odds on her dying her hair blonde 20-1 odds on hair extensions (but how would they ever prove it?) 100-1 odds on a perm 1000-1 odds on dreadlocks 1000-1 odds on cornrows 5000-1 odds on shaving everything off

A nice trim or a shoulder-length style definitely seems like the most likely option, but we'd actually be tempted to bet a dollar on her shaving her head. Not only would it be totally awesome to see the Duchess of Cambridge rebel like that, but that would generate quite the payoff.