The Duke of Sussex wanted to pass from Mountbatter-Windsor to Spencer, his mother’s nickname.
Away from the royal family since 2020, Prince Harry thought of exchanging the real nickname Mountbatter-Windsor for Spencer, his mother’s nickname, Princess Diana. The idea was discussed with uncle Charles Spencer during a visit to the United Kingdom.
According to the The Duke of Sussex intended to adopt the nickname Spencer to honor the mother. However, Charles advised him not to advance with the decision because he would have to face several legal obstacles if he advanced with the change of nickname.
“They had a very cordial conversation, and Spencer advised him not to go this way,” said a source quoted by the publication.
However, this is not the only version of history. There are rumors that Prince Harry really wanted to change nickname, But not only to keep the mother’s memory alive.
According to , Harry pondered altering his nickname and his children’s to Spencer In an attempt to circumvent the delays in the emission of British passports of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
According to the British newspaper, the allegedly passports were taking three weeks to be issued, however, It took almost six months because the British authorities showed some hesitation to issue the documents with the titles “Her Royal Highness“(Your Real Highness, in Portuguese).
The delay and hesitation of the British authorities will have caused some revolt to the Duke of Sussex, since theregret that you have departed from the British royal familyintends May children keep the titles of “their royal Highness” so that in the future they can decide if They want or not to integrate the active royal family.