Do the members of the Royal Family also bear a surname?

Question

Do the members of the Royal Family also bear a surname?

Answer 1

Their REAL surname is Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and that's because they are stinking Germans.

They changed it to Windsor during WWI so that the British would forget that they are ruled by Jerries.

Answer 2

of course they do, windsor, they're related to barbara windsor, not many people know that

Answer 3

Of course they do. It's Moutbatten Windsor.

I'm an american, but very fond of the Royal British family, specially Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.

Oh,my God, how gorgeous she is.

I mean it.

See you.

Answer 4

Scum

Answer 5

Windsor is their surname.

Answer 6

Windsor

Answer 7

Queen Elizabeth II's maiden name was Windsor. High anti-German feeling among the people during WWI prompted the Royal Family to abandon all titles held under the German crown and to change German-sounding titles and house names for English-sounding versions from Wettin to Windsor. The current official surname used for the House of Windsor is Mountbatten-Windsor.The Queen's children and grandchildren are from the House of Mountbatten (the royal house to which Prince Philip belonged). Prince Charles will officially change to House of Mountbatten-Windsor when he becomes King.

Although the official surname that royal children and grandchildren of the Queen is "Mountbatten-Windsor", the younger royal generation prefers to use their "territorial title" as oppose to their official surname. Prince William of Wales was registered as "William Wales" in college, and both Princess Beatrice and Eugenie of York were registered as "Beatrice and Eugenie York" in college. Also, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex's daughter was only styled as "Lady Louise Windsor".

Answer 8

Until World War One, the British Royal Family were members of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of the House of Wettin - which changed its name to the House of Windsor in 1917. Upon the death of the present Queen, using patrilineal descent (descent from father to son), the name of the British royal house will be that of her husband, the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg... although the name of the Royal Family will continue to be the House of Windsor in law.

Answer 9

Sure. Members of English Royal Family's surname is Windsor. Other Royal Family have an other surname.

Answer 10

yes, it,s Windsor.

Answer 11

Yes, it's Mountbatten-Windsor.

Answer 12

Yes.  - currently Windsor

Answer 13

Every one has a surname.Even me.

Answer 14

Windsor,,it was adopted during the First WW,

Answer 15

Yes, indeed they do. Just go to their official web sites and you will see it.

Answer 16

was changed from german to english windsor at 2nd world war by King George.

Answer 17

The name of the Royal House is Windsor, but the surname is taken from the husband/ father as in general in the UK. Philip's family name was Battenburg, changed by his father during world war I to Mountbatten. Thus the queen is, technically Mrs Mountbatten and her children also bore that name. When Anne married her name changed to that of her husband (Phillips, then Lawrence) but her brothers remain Mountbatten. When the queen dies, the House name will change to Mountbatten-Windsor (as she has already decreed) but the family surname will not change.

Answer 18

Yes, it's Windsor.

Answer 19

Windsor as in Windsor castle

Answer 20

Earwigo is right, it is Windsor.

Answer 21

The current family is actually Mountbatten-Windsor. The Mountbatten is Prince Phillip's surname.

Answer 22

Windsor.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5657....

Answer 23

Their real surname is Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Adopted Winsor because of anti german sentiments.

Ps further reading of this article below will show that the british are and were not the magnificant perveyors of justice, like they have made out since the WW2. The shopkeepers riots reminds me of the crystalnacht in n**i germany. even though it was 20 years before it.

Answer 24

which royals are you talking about monaco royals surname is grimaldi and liechtensteins royals surname is liechtenstein and norways is oldenburg and of course the british royals are windsor

Answer 25

For the UK Royal Family, for royals who do use surnames it is Mountbatten-Windsor. The Queen does not use a surname,she is of The Royal House of Windsor.Prince Philip's name of Mountbatten was originally Schlessweig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksbu... changed to Battenberg,then to Mountbatten to assuage anti-German sentiments caused by World War II. Windsor was originally Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,but was changed days after 24 Gotha war planes bombed London.

Prince Charles is of The Royal House of Windsor and doesn't use a surname,but his family members,William,Harry and Camilla are often referred to as the Waleses,after his title. Andrew,Duke of York's family can use his title of York,while Edward,Earl of Wessex's family can use Wessex. Anne's children are not royally titled and use their father's surname.

Here's the complete story from

http://www.royal.gov/uk

"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 26

Yes they do,and it is a pity people do not use it instead of using cringing titles such as majesty or royal highness.These people are from a long line of rulers who controlled nations thru fear and barbarity and so deserve no special recognition as such.

Answer 27

Yes, their surname is Mountbatten.