Thanks for this! �Have been curious about the last name thing?also assumed it was just Windsor.
(Aww, he?s in his flight suit!)
As I was writing my Social Studies column today (about the social media coverage of the Royal Wedding), I came across this rather interesting article�about one of the most searched terms of the past weekend: Prince William?s last name (appparently royals don?t need ?em often). In fact, I realized I didn?t know it either (I had thought it was just ?Windsor?)!
?He?s got fame, money and�oodles of weird memorabilia devoted to his likeness�? but does the world?s most famous prince have? a last name?
According to new Internet research, the public isn?t quite sure. Yahoo! Searches for�?What is Prince William?s last name? are up 1199 percent�this week and ?What is Prince William?s full name? are up 774 percent. How is it that one of the world?s biggest celebrities managed to keep such a simple�fact such a mystery?
Before you pity the bloke, know that while he generally goes by Prince William of Wales ??? as royals tend not to use last names ? William does�technically have a surname (royals, they?re just like us!).�On occasions when�the queen?s children�need a surname,�it?s�(drumroll, please)Mountbatten-Windsor.�The queen?s family name was originally Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, but due to anti-German sentiment after WWI, the royal surname was changed to Windsor, which had a long association with British royalty through the town of Windsor, Berkshire and the Windsor Castle.
Then in 1960, the queen and Prince Phillip decided to merge their last names ? hers (Windsor) and his (Mountbatten) to create the current surname ? that is rarely ever used�and certainly not known by most fans.
(You?re welcome, Internet.)?
Source: http://katrina.nonsociety.com/post/5140357265
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