Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Royal Family Name, the House of Windsor, and Mountbatten-Windsor

via the British Monarchy Website
“People often ask whether members of the Royal Family have a surname, and, if so, what it is. Members of the Royal Family can be known both by the name of the Royal house, and by a surname, which are not always the same. And often they do not use a surname at all. Before 1917, members of the British Royal Family had no surname, but only the name of the house or dynasty to which they belonged…”

Read the rest here, and a bit more here. DaBraLady had the answer again!

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