Be honest. For a solid chunk of your childhood, you thought the Queen’s name was just Queen Elizabeth. First name Queen, last name Elizabeth. Like Madonna. Like Cher. Like a one-name icon who simply did not require further categorization. And you would not be entirely wrong, because for most of history, European royals did not really do surnames.
They had houses, dynasties and titles, but a last name in the traditional sense? Not really their thing. That changed, and the story of how it changed is quite a lot more dramatic than you would expect. But more importantly, it turns out that royal blood might have trickled a lot further down the family tree than anyone realized. Including yours.
