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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nick Hopkins

Harry and Meghan explored changing surname to Spencer amid children’s passport delays

Harry and Meghan.
Prince Harry, pictured with the Duchess of Sussex, ‘was at a point where British passports for his children with their updated Sussex surnames were being blocked with a string of excuses over the course of five months’. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex explored the idea of changing their family name to Spencer amid repeated delays by British officials to issue passports for their children, the Guardian has been told.

The suggestion was a result of “sheer exasperation” and came during a face-to-face meeting between Prince Harry and his uncle Earl Spencer. He was understood to be enthusiastic and supportive of the name change.

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