THE 'Duchess of Cambridge' turned a few heads at a Hampshire hairdressers.

In fact she was Heidi Agan – a convincing Kate Middleton look-alike – hired to open West One Hairdressing in Chandler’s Ford.

The salon, formerly The Cutting Company, has been renamed under new ownership.

Mother and daughter team Karen Fox and Rebecca Shephard took over the new Hiltingbury Road business last year and it has just undergone total refurbishment.

The pair also own West One at West End and the party for the new salon also marked the 10th birthday of the first shop opening, when a Victoria Beckham look-alike did the honours.

Clients at the latest celebration were treated to hair demonstrations and consultations and enjoyed slices of birthday cake baked by neighbouring Marshall’s Patisserie.

As well as marking their 10 years in business, the West End Hairdressing team also celebrated their Client Experience Award win – an honour achieved by the top three per cent, measured by customer feedback.

Having the first salon in West End opened by a Victoria Beckham lookalike ten years ago (Echo, 3/11/06), it seemed only appropriate to invite Heidi Agan, acting as HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, to kick off the latest event!

Having started with just two stylists in 2006 the business now employs 20 people across the two locations.

Rebecca said: “We knew it was time to expand, based on feedback and the maturity of what Karen had built up in West End, it was just a case of finding the right place. We have been thrilled with the welcome Hiltingbury has given us.”