Prince Harry Reportedly Debated Changing His Last Name to His Mother's Maiden Name
As Prince Harry continues to navigate his estrangement from his family, he reportedly considered changing his last name to his mother's maiden name, Spencer.
According to the Telegraph, 'During a rare visit to Britain, Prince Harry is said to have sought advice from his uncle Earl Spencer, about whether to assume his mother's surname.' One of Harry's friends told the paper, 'They had a very amicable conversation and Spencer advised him against taking such a step.'
The decision would've meant getting rid of his current last name, Mountbatten-Windsor, which is also on the birth certificates of his children, six-year-old Prince Archie and three-year-old Princess Lilibet.
However, Meghan Markle recently revealed on her Netflix series With Love, Meghan that their family uses 'Sussex' as their last name. 'It's so funny you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I'm Sussex now?' she tells Mindy Kaling, who appeared as a guest on the series. 'You have kids, and you go, 'No, I share my name with my children,' and that feels so—I didn't know how meaningful it would be to me, but it just means so much to go, 'This is our family name. Our little family name.'' It's likely that instead of using Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Lili Mountbatten-Windsor, then, the children go by Archie Sussex and Lili Sussex.
Harry's relative Lord Ivar Mountbatten previously told T&C Meghan is 'completely incorrect' in how she's using her last name. 'Her family name is not Sussex, her family name is Mountbatten-Windsor. Her children are called Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor; they're not called Archie and Lilibet Sussex because Sussex is a title. So, they are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but actually he's Harry Mountbatten-Windsor and she would be Meghan Mountbatten-Windsor. My brother is the Marquess of Milford Haven, but his surname is Mountbatten, so he's called George Mountbatten, the Marquess of Milford Haven.'
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