Prince Harry Manages to Make Giant Red Beard Look Dapper

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Some things are easier when you grow out your red facial hair into a bushy beard. For instance, pulling off lumbersexualhood, or convincing others you're strong enough to open that particularly stubborn jar. But some things, like looking James Bond-esque dapper, are harder. Not so for Prince Harry.

At tonight's Royal Variety Performance in London, Prince Harry accessorized his newly giant red beard with a black double-breasted tuxedo. Just look:

Here he is dapperly buttoning his tux:

And here he is dapperly laughing:

And dapperly listening to the national anthem:

The real question remains, however: What will Kate Middleton think?