Do Prince Harry and Prince William have surnames?

Question

Don't they have last names, e.g. the Tudors, or something like that?

Answer 1

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As follows are Wills and Pills proper names:

Sir Willfred.

Sir Pillifer

Answer 2

Their surnames are the Windsors.

For additional info, Prince Harry's full name is Henry Charles Albert David Windsor. Prince William's full name is William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor.

Answer 3

Windsor.

Answer 4

Technically, members of the royal family do not have family names. In the case of Princes William and Harry, they are categorized as belonging under the house of Windsor. In 1960, their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II decreed that her descendants shall from thereforth use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor in order to include the family name Prince Philip used during his naturalization. This surname could be used whenever the need arises. It is originally decreed as referring to those descendants of the Queen and Prince Philip who do not have royal titles such as Lady Louise. Currently, William and Harry use Wales in their military training because it is their father's designated place. Royals could use their territorial designation as their surnames. When Princess Anne got married, she listed Mountbatten-Windsor as her surname in the marriage certificate.

Answer 5

Yes Windsor

Answer 6

Technically, as titled royal they don't have a surname. Whilst their father is still Prince of Wales their "surname" is Wales. They are both known as "Cornet Wales" in their army regiment.

On Charles's ascension to the throne. William will automatically become Duke of Cornwall and use that until as a surname until (and if) he is created Prince of Wales. Harry will use the surname "Mountbatten-Windsor" unless he is married and has been granted a dukedom or earldom.

Charles upon his marriage gave "Mountbatten-Windsor" as his surname.

Answer 7

Windsor(sp)

Answer 8

Titled royals really do not use surnames the same way we do.  They use royal house names or title names.William and Harry are of The Royal House of Windsor.But they are also part of Charles,the Prince of Wales' family and are often identified by the name Wales.They use their TITLE names in the military.

Andrew,who is Duke of York,has daughters identified as Beatrice of York and Eugenie of York,or just Beatrice York,Eugenie York.But all of of The Royal House of Windsor.The easy rule is if you have a title,use it as your name to distinquish your branch of the family from the rest of the Windsors.

Edward and Sophie are Earl and Countess of Wessex,but they chose non-royal titles for their children.Their son James is Viscount Severn abd their daughter is Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor which is often shortened to Lady Louise Windsor.

The boys can be known as Wales or Windsor,even Mountbatten-Windsor.Here's the official explanation from http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page5657....

"People often ask whether members of the Royal Family have a surname, and, if so, what it is.

The situation of members of the Royal Family is more complex than for most people, as they can be known both by the name of the Royal house, and by a surname, which are not always the same.

Before 1917, members of the British Royal Family had no surname, but only the name of the house or dynasty to which they belonged.

Kings and princes were historically known by the names of the countries over which they and their families ruled. Kings and queens therefore signed themselves by their first names only, a tradition in the United Kingdom which has continued to the present day.

The names of dynasties tended to change when the line of succession was taken by a rival faction within the family (for example, Henry IV and the Lancastrians, Edward IV and the Yorkists, Henry VII and the Tudors), or when succession passed to a different family branch through females (for example, Henry II and the Angevins, James I and the Stuarts, George I and the Hanoverians).

Just as children can take their surnames from their father, so sovereigns normally take the name of their 'House' from their father. For this reason, Queen Victoria's eldest son Edward VII belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (the family name of his father Prince Albert). Edward VII's son George V became the second king of that dynasty when he succeeded to the throne in 1910.

In 1917, there was a radical change, when George V specifically adopted Windsor, not only as the name of the 'House' or dynasty, but also as the surname of his family. The family name was changed as a result of anti-German feeling during the First World War, and the name Windsor was adopted after the Castle of the same name.

At a meeting of the Privy Council on 17 July 1917, George V declared that 'all descendants in the male line of Queen Victoria, who are subjects of these realms, other than female descendants who marry or who have married, shall bear the name of Windsor'.      

            

The Royal Family name of Windsor was confirmed by The Queen after her accession in 1952. However, in 1960, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh decided that they would like their own direct descendants to be distinguished from the rest of the Royal Family (without changing the name of the Royal House), as Windsor is the surname used by all the male and unmarried female descendants of George V.

It was therefore declared in the Privy Council that The Queen's descendants, other than those with the style of Royal Highness and the title of Prince/Princess, or female descendants who marry, would carry the name of Mountbatten-Windsor.

This reflected Prince Philip's surname. In 1947, when Prince Philip of Greece became naturalised, he assumed the name of Philip Mountbatten as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.

The effect of the declaration was that all The Queen's children, on occasions when they needed a surname, would have the surname Mountbatten-Windsor.

For the most part, members of the Royal Family who are entitled to the style and dignity of HRH Prince or Princess do not need a surname, but if at any time any of them do need a surname (such as upon marriage), that surname is Mountbatten-Windsor.

The surname Mountbatten-Windsor first appeared on an official document on 14 November 1973, in the marriage register at Westminster Abbey for the marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips.

A proclamation on the Royal Family name by the reigning monarch is not statutory; unlike an Act of Parliament, it does not pass into the law of the land. Such a proclamation is not binding on succeeding reigning sovereigns, nor does it set a precedent which must be followed by reigning sovereigns who come after.

Unless The Prince of Wales chooses to alter the present decisions when he becomes king, he will continue to be of the House of Windsor and his grandchildren will use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor."

Answer 9

Mountbatten-Windsor is the surname of the descendants of Queen Elizabeth ll and Prince Philip

Answer 10

In theory, members of the Royal Family can be known both by the name of their Royal house, and by a surname, which are not always the same. And often they do not use a surname at all.

Their Royal House is the House of Windsor.

The Queen declared in 1960:

"Members of the Royal Family who are entitled to the style and dignity of HRH Prince or Princess do not need a surname, but if at any time any of them do need a surname, that surname is Mountbatten-Windsor"

Prince Philip,  Duke of Edinburgh (the Queen's husband) took the surname Mountbatten, an anglicized version of his mother's German family name, Battenberg.

Mountbatten-Windsor does not apply to members of the Royal Family who are not descended from The Queen.

Who can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor?

-Prince Charles, Prince of Wales & his wife  Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

-Prince William of Wales

-Prince Henry of Wales

-Prince Andrew, Duke of York

-Princess Beatrice of York

-Princess Eugenie of York

-Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex & his wife Sophie,Countess of Wessex

-James Windsor, Viscount Severn (styled Viscount Severn)

-Lady Louise Windsor (simply styled with the name Windsor)

-Princess Anne, Princess Royal

Answer 11

Since the Queen as several other people have described is in the "House of Windsor" then basically they are Windsors.

As people have already said Charles, Andrew and Edward (and Anne presumably until she married) have the surname Mountbatten-Windsor to reflect their Father's family also.

William and Harry, as well as Beatrice, Eugenie, Louise and James - all have their fathers' surname of Mountbatten-Windsor however they are more commonly known by their fathers' titles i.e. Beatrice and Eugenie are Princesses of York and could use that as their surnames, and little Lady Louise is of Wessex and her brother James is already Viscount Severn so he can use that.

(Peter and Zara were from birth not HRH's as per their parent's request and are simply Peter and Zara Phillips, children of Captain Mark Phillips.)

William and Harry's father is the Prince of Wales so they are known (particularly in the army) as William Wales and Harry Wales. When their father becomes King, William will be the Prince of Wales and will carry on being William Wales.

Harry will presumably just revert to being a Windsor or Mountbatten-Windsor (whichever he and his father prefer) unless he is given a title (maybe when he gets married) to be Duke or Earl of somewhere.

Answer 12

While Charles' family name is Windsor, it has been suggested that as king, he may prefer to describe himself as Mountbatten-Windsor.

However, the two princes serve in the forces as William and Harry Wales.  Possibly they think it sounds more democratic.

Whether they will wish to continue with this surname when Charles is not Prince of Wales, but king, is questionable - William in particular may find it necessary to adopt his father's surname.

Answer 13

Stewart

Answer 14

Windsor..