Overview

• Prince Harry explored adopting his late mother’s maiden name, Spencer, during a recent visit to the UK.
• He consulted his uncle, Earl Spencer, who advised against the proposal due to significant legal hurdles.
• A surname change would have meant abandoning Mountbatten-Windsor, the official name recorded on Archie and Lilibet’s birth certificates.
• Mountbatten-Windsor links descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, a title cherished by King Charles.
• Harry has since expressed a desire to reconcile with his father and brother following a series of family disagreements.