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What's Prince Charles last name?

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  1. Well, Queen Elizabeth stated that it would be for all of her decendants:

    Mountbatten-Windsor

    This comes from her Husband: Phillip Mountbatten

    and Windsor comes from the name she gave her family, since most royals dont usually have a real last name


  2. PRINCE CHARLES BLACK TELLETUBBIE THE 5TH

  3. Mountbatten-Windsor, which is the surname for all of Queen Elizabeth II's children and descendants. It was adopted after she became Queen.

  4. As titled royalty Prince Charles does not have a last name, he is a member of the House of Windsor but has stated that he may change the house to the House of Mountbatten -Windsor when he ascends to the throne. He used the surname of Mountbatten-Windsor for his marriages.

  5. Of England.

  6. the fourth?

  7. you mean my future Lover?

  8. Windsor

  9. The British Royal family is the House of Windsor, Windsor being their "original" surname (having changed it from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, which was rather too Germanic for comfort, during World War I).

    However, some time after the death (in an IRA bomb blast) of Lord Louis Mountbatten (formerly Battenberg, I think - its that Teutonic feeling again!) the Queen added his surname as well, so the official name is now "Mountbatten-Windsor".

  10. Dumbo

  11. Charles uses Windsor,the Royal House name of the reigning monarch,because he will reign one day.Other descendants of the Queen who need to use a surname may use Mountbatten-Windsor.But most Royals do  not use a surname,but their title names.Charles is Prince of Wales,so his branch can use Wales.

    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."

    Originally the name Windsor was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,but was changed during World War I,right after 24 twin-engined Gotha warplanes struck London.Anti-German feelings abounded,and the King decided to use a more Anglicized name...after all, he was King of the United Kingdom! Mountbattens had originally been Schlessweig-Holstein-

    Sonderburg-Glucksburgs, but first

    changed to Battenberg,then to Mountbatten.

  12. Windsor?

  13. Windsor.

  14. Charles last name is Windsor

  15. The Prince of Wales is first in line to the British Throne. He was born Charles Phillip Arthur George at Buckingham Palace on 14th November 1948.

  16. Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal surname of some of the descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. This surname was created after Queen Elizabeth II's marriage to Prince Philip (then Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten).

    The following people have made use of, in current practice, or have made use of, the surname Mountbatten-Windsor. They are listed in the order of succession to the Crown.

    Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and 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 and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex

    Lady Louise Windsor (simply styled with the name Windsor)

    James Windsor, Viscount Severn (styled Viscount Severn)

    Princess Anne, Princess Royal

    The current royal house remains "House of Windsor" since Queen Elizabeth II is still head of the current royal house, and when Prince Charles inherits the throne, he will officially change it to the "House of Mountbatten-Windsor."

    However, as with royal family tradition, Prince William used "Wales" as a last name during his years of education, as has Prince Harry. William's York cousins in turn use "York" (other Royal Families also use their parents' title as their own working surname). Past precedent, however, is that such title-surnames are dropped from usage in adulthood, with either title alone or name and Mountbatten-Windsor being used on legal documents and banns of marriage.

  17. As a titled royal, Charles holds no surname, but, when one is used, it is Mountbatten-Windsor, although, according to letters patent dated February 1960, his official surname was Windsor.

  18. of Winsor?

  19. Brown

  20. his last name is Windsor, and hails from the House of Windsor.

    His full name is Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor.  Diana mixed up the Arthur and George during the wedding ceremony!

  21. Mountbatten-Windsor is the official name but not used. Windsor is the name that is used

  22. Mountbatten-Windsor

  23. Elizabeth

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