The Duke and Duchess of Sussex analyzed the opportunity to change their last name, after the British authorities have repeatedly delayed issuing passports for their children, The Guardian reports.
Harry and Meghan considered changing the profimia photo family name
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex analyzed the opportunity to change their last name in Spencer, the girl of Princess Diana. The proposal was made of a “Pure exasperation” And it was discussed in a direct meeting between Prince Harry and his uncle, Earl Spencer. According to the quoted source, the uncle would have been enthusiastic and favorable to changing the name.
The adoption of his mother’s girl’s name, Diana, would probably have deepened the already pronounced break between Harry and the rest of the Royal Family – a relationship that, according to sources, does not show signs of reconciliation.
However, the discussion became irrelevant after the British passports for Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet were finally issued, almost six months after the submission of applications – and only a few days after Harry and Meghan’s lawyers sent an official letter that threatened to submit an access request to the personal data.
Such a request could have revealed details about the reasons for the delays – including any internal discussions between British officials responsible for issuing documents.
A source told The Guardian that Duke and Duchess feared that the authorities intentionally delay, due to the fact that the passport applications included Royal HRH (Royal Highness) for both children.
The request also specifies the last name “Sussex”name that the family already uses publicly. By 2023, Archie owned American and British passports named Mountbatten-Windsor.
“There was a clear restraint in the release of children’s passports”said a source close to the couple.
Although the standard term for issuing a passport is three weeks, Harry and Meghan waited over three months, being informed that there were “technical problems”. Subsequently subsequently submitted requests through the Emergency Passport Service (24 hours), but the meeting was canceled at the last moment because of a “System faults”.
