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The current name of the British Royal Family is Windsor. If they are not in line to the throne immediately they are Mountbatten - Windsor or are issue if royal ladies then the second name applies
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt's Windsor, simply Windsor.
The royal house and family name was changed by royal proclamation from Saxe-Coburg-and-Gotha in 1917, largely due to anti-German sentiment fuelled by the Great War.
Before that period Queen Victoria had favoured the idea of her descendants ruling under the name Wettin, which never really caught on.
The current consort Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, seeking to avoid similar problems renounced his family name, Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg before marrying Elizabeth and renamed himself Mountbatten, a name his grandfather had created in 1917 from the original family name Battenberg (Also, you'll note German).
So the Queen is a Windsor, and her descendants who are styled His/Her Royal Highness with the title of Prince or Princess are also Windsors.
Those of her descendants who are not styled His/Her Royal Highness Prince/Princess are Mountbatten-Windsors.
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∙ 14y agoThe surname of the English Royal Family is Windsor .
It was changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha during World War 1 because they thought it sounded too German.
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∙ 14y agoWindsor.
Except for the grandchildren of the younger princes, which will be Mountbatten-Windsor.
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∙ 11y agoWindsor, but some of them also use Mountbatten
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∙ 11y agoWindsor/Mountbatten
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∙ 13y agoWindsor
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∙ 12y agoIts Windsor
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What is the royal family name?
There are several "royal families" in the world. Each has a different surname. The family name of the British Royal Family is Windsor.
Name the London home of the british royal family?
Buckingham Palace
Did the British Royal Family change their family name in 1917?
Yes, they did but I'm not sure why they changed it
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The Royal Family name is Grimaldi.
What do the british royal family actually do?
The British Royal Family are more of a 'Tourist Attraction', people from, say, American love seeing HM the Queen, because of the History. Almost all Royal Family members are supreme in the British Army, for instance, HM the Queen, is the Chief Commander. The Queen is Head of State, making her the boss basically and although she remains politically neutral, the British Government is "hers", hence the name HM Government.
During World War 1 what was the royal family's surname?
Answer: With the marriage of Victoria to the German prince, Albert, the name of the British royal family became Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Due to anti-German feeling during the First World War, the family name was changed, by royal proclamation, to that of Windsor in 1917. Although the name has changed, the family are still of German origin.
A name of a royal country?
An example of a royal country would be the United Kingdom. Its royal family is the Windsor Family.
What is the royal sir name?
The royal family's SURname is Windsor.
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The Stuarts were a Scottish royal family.
Why do Canadian citizens pledge to the Queen?
Canada was founded as a British/French colony as opposed to the United States of America, which broke its ties with Britain. The Queen remains our head of state, appearing on all of our currency and her name being referenced on most government documents. She is officially: Her Majesty, the Queen of Canada. The British Royal Family is also called the Canadian Royal Family or the Royal Family of Canada.
Why did george v adopted the name windsor as the surnamo of royal family?
In 1917, World War I was in full swing. Naturally, the British people did not like Germany. But, the German Royal family mixed quite frequently, so the British Royal family were a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Many people did not like this as it represented a tie between the two battling countries. So, to show that the British Royals were seperate, King George broke off the Saxe-Gotha family and created his own new house: the House of Windsor. Windsor is a much more British-sounding name, so it made people in England happy.
What are the royal family of Spain known as?
The family name is Bourbon.
