Yes, it would be nice to hear that she had been baptised and confirmed. I was surprised that they released the information that she was being baptised as well. Many children are "Christened", you know, getting baby done. It's an excuse for the entire family to get together and celebrate.well its not likely to be a BIG public thing but I see no reason why it should not be announced. they have made it public that she's receiving instruction in the Anglican faith and that she's going to be received intot it.. so it is harldy a private matter.
I brought the Rachel thing up months ago and people universally dismissed the thought - as she has been Meghan since childhood.
I'd guess that if she does a US name change, she also drops the Rachel. And if she has the choice in the UK, the Rachel may disappear there as well.
Consular officers would say, nope, she retains the name she has in her birth certificate in whatever situation until she marries in foreign country X that requires or allows her to change her last name/titles to that of her husband's. After marriage, she may use her husband's surname or titles and her marriage certificate, executed in X country, will be basis of that name change. This is regardless of her changing nationalities.
Not necessarily. As I said, if Harry is ever required to fill out any US immigration paperwork, like an application for a visa or ETA for example, he will have to write down his name as it appears in his British passport. Most likely, there is no British passport issued in the name of a Mr Henry Mountbatten-Windsor and, even if there were, it would be another person and Harry could not apply for any travel documents under that name.
As for Rachel, I don't see a reason why she would go through the trouble of changing her last name in her US documents. Many women don't do it anyway these days after they get married.
Thanks! I didn't know that, so the rules of the place where you marry are more important than the rules of your country of citizenship. So, she will officially change her name upon marriage (according to British custom or law) or is a separate step required; if so, why wouldn't that be reflected on her US paperwork as that is recognized as her new legal name?
And how did that work when she married in Jamaica, as she did change her name, so was that based on Jamaican law and not on US law?
Thanks again for your clarification.
Actually, the whole question of her new surname really affects both Harry and Megan. At present Harry is "Wales" but that has to change as his father is Prince of Wales now, but when he becomes King, William will be Prince of Wales so I shall be interested to see what title his grandmother gifts him if any.
William and Kate will become the Prince and Princess of Wales.
In turn after Charles is King, will their wives be THE Princess Henry x x x, THE Princess William x x x ?
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Thanks! I didn't know that, so the rules of the place where you marry are more important than the rules of your country of citizenship. So, she will officially change her name upon marriage (according to British custom or law) or is a separate step required;
Hmmm, let's say after she marries Prince Harry she stays a US citizen (dual with UK) and gets a new US passport and wants her names on both UK and US passports to be consistent. I believe she just has to present her marriage license to the US Consulate in London and her old passport. Some countries require report of marriage to foreigners before they can do a name change but I think it is easier between UK-US marriages. Again, actual people with experience feel free to correct me.if so, why wouldn't that be reflected on her US paperwork as that is recognized as her new legal name?
Since she is a US citizen and married a US citizen, they probably just executed a marriage license at the Consulate or filed a Report of Marriage if they got married outside the consulate premises, so no laws of Jamaica applied.And how did that work when she married in Jamaica, as she did change her name, so was that based on Jamaican law and not on US law?
Thanks again for your clarification.
Actually, the whole question of her new surname really affects both Harry and Megan. At present Harry is "Wales" but that has to change as his father is Prince of Wales now, but when he becomes King, William will be Prince of Wales so I shall be interested to see what title his grandmother gifts him if any.
Except that is only what he used as a last name for school, military, etc. It is not officially his last name. He has no last name in the UK. In legal documents some places outside the UK, his last name would be Mountbatten-Windsor as William's was when filing the lawsuit in France.
Where Meghan’s legal name gets particularly tricky is going to be on British legal forms (ie her driver’s license or the birth registry for future children) - do they go with Rachel Meghan Markle (like her US forms), Rachel Meghan, HRH The Duchess of Wherever (like Kate on her children’s birth registries), or some combination of the two? [...]
10. Holders of non-British passports and national identity cards must also provide evidence they have amended the details in other passport(s) and any national identity cards they hold, unless there are exceptional circumstances, such as those set out in paragraphs 18 to 30. The names used in these documents take precedent to names used in other supporting documents, such as marriage certificates and deed polls.
11. Foreign nationals who apply to become British citizens may be registered or naturalised in their married name. However, if a new citizen wants a British passport in their married name they must change the name on their other passport(s), travel documents and national identity card(s) to reflect their married name before submitting their application. Exceptions to this approach are set out in paragraphs 18 to 30 below.
Recognised multiple names
29. British citizens who hold warranted titles or are known more commonly by their stage or professional name may use both names. An observation may be included in their passport. An example of this is when members of the House of Lords use both their titled names and their given names.
30. Foreign nationals will only have the name contained in their passport and national identity card placed on their BRP.
Except that is only what he used as a last name for school, military, etc. It is not officially his last name. He has no last name in the UK. In legal documents some places outside the UK, his last name would be Mountbatten-Windsor as William's was when filing the lawsuit in France.
Wouldn't they use their new title names? For instance if Sussex as rumored they could just be Harry and Meghan Sussex the same way Harry and William used Wales and George and Charlotte use Cambridge in school?
I have to wonder if kids could be another factor in this debate. If the kids are born during HM reign they will be known as lord/lady Mountbatten Windsor, and since the kids would automatically be US citizens I assume all their paperwork will say Mountbatten-Windsor. Meghan might decide, for consistency's sake, to change her name to match any future children.
I can't see that she willkeep her US citizenship.
I would assume on her passport it would likely be Mountbatten-Windsor.
I don’t think she’s going to go through the full 5 year citizenship process; I think it’ll be expedited if/when she gets pregnant, if not before then (let’s see how much public outcry there is next year when she has to file US taxes).