on 15/11/2025, 19:38:14, in reply to "Re: Princes and princesses of the blood (at birth) are surnameless "
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Yes. When they are abroad they need a name and surname. When Prince William sued a French magazine, he was M. William Mountbatten-Windsor. No sytles or titles as plaintiff before the French Courts.
And I wonder how British royals manage to buy a plane ticket and board a commercial flight. They need a name and surname to buy a plane ticket and it should be exactly the same as in their passport. If not, boarding can be rejected. Airlines do not have special entries for royals. Only name and surname.
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Anyone born as a prince or princess into the Royal Family is born surnameless; this is why both of the princesses previously used ‘York’ as a stand-in for a surname. They don’t have maiden names as such.
We also cannot be sure that either princess has adopted the surnames of their respective husbands.
I imagine that those who become prince or princess by the accession of a grandparent might also become surnameless (in their sovereign grandparent’s realms) but am not sure.
Are either ex-Yorks women now full-time residents of the UK or is it "elsewhere"? And does "elsewhere" require them to have a legal last name on legal documents of the country? You can't have it both ways in another country. British traditional royal custom regarding style/title don't apply offshore, sorry. So yes, they must choose and also..."Princess" won't be a part of the name there either.
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