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  1. May 6, 2023 · King Charles III has plenty of first names – but what of his surname? (Picture: Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP) Windsor reflects the name of the Royal House, which was chosen by King George V in ...

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  2. Learn how the Royal Family name changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor and then to Mountbatten-Windsor. Find out when and why Prince Charles and his descendants use different surnames.

  3. May 12, 2019 · The last name Windsor is available to be used by all male and unmarried female descendants of George V. That explains why Prince Michael of Kent's children Ella and Freddie use the last name Windsor.

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  5. Mountbatten-Windsor. Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal surname used by some of the male-line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Under a declaration made in Privy Council in 1960, the name Mountbatten - Windsor applies to male-line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II without royal styles and titles. [1]

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    • Those with His or Her Royal Highness status do not require a last name. Even though the royal family has a last name, those with a His or Her Royal Highness title do not technically have one.
    • The royal family’s last name didn’t exist before 1917. In 1917, King George V decided he was over the family’s house name (probably because it was so long) and ordered it changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.
    • Descendants of King George V are called Windsor. When the queen’s grandfather changed the family name to Windsor (presumably after Windsor Castle), all of his descendants got a new name.
    • The queen chose a different last name for her family. Like her grandfather, Queen Elizabeth II also wanted a special last name to distinguish her and Prince Philip’s bloodline.
  6. Apr 26, 2018 · Charles’ son Prince William adopted Mountbatten-Windsor as his last name when he filed a lawsuit over topless photos of his wife, Kate Middleton. And Charles’ niece Lady Louise, daughter of ...

  7. Sep 9, 2022 · The former Prince of Wales' full name is Charles Philip Arthur George. He is prince of Wales and earl of Chester, duke of Cornwall, duke of Rothesay, earl of Carrick and Baron Renfrew, Lord of the ...

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