Prince Harry reportedly asked his uncle, Earl Charles Spencer, for advice about changing his surname from Mountbatten-Windsor to Spencer, his mother Princess Diana’s maiden name.
According to royal commentator Charlotte Griffiths, the Mountbatten-Windsor name is very important to the royal family.
Hence, sharing his possible reaction to Harry’s request, the expert said Earl Spencer must have advised the Duke of Sussex against his idea.
Griffiths said he must have told Harry that the idea was “madness,” legally complicated, and advised him not to go through with it.
“He wanted to change his name to Spencer, and he approached his uncle and said ‘I want to drop the Mountbatten-Windsor name’, which was the name inherited from the Queen and Prince Philip,” she said.
“It means a lot to the Royal Family, that surname, but he for some reason wants to get rid of it.
“And he asked his uncle, and his uncle very wisely said ‘this is a terrible idea, it’s legally fraught, just don’t do it. This is for the birds and this is madness,’” she speculated.
