{"id":2410205,"date":"2026-05-10T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2410205"},"modified":"2026-05-10T15:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:00:02","slug":"princess-kate-was-asked-to-change-her-name-by-these-royal-family-members-expert-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princess-kate-was-asked-to-change-her-name-by-these-royal-family-members-expert-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Kate Was Asked to Change Her Name by These Royal Family Members, Expert Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/tags\/princess-kate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Princess Kate;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Princess Kate&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Princess Kate<\/strong><\/a>, whose full name is Catherine, was allegedly asked to change her name by some members of the royal family after marrying <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/tags\/prince-william\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Prince William;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Prince William&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Prince William<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a Wednesday, May 6, report in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-kate-catherine-name-change-royal-monogram-charles-camilla\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Marie Claire;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Marie Claire&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Marie Claire<\/em><\/a>, royal biographer <strong>Christopher Andersen<\/strong> claimed in his book <em>Kate!: The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen<\/em> that she was asked to change \u201cCatherine\u201d to \u201cKatherine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the Princess of Wales, 44, tied the knot with William, 43, the late <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/tags\/queen-elizabeth-ii\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Queen Elizabeth II;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Queen Elizabeth II&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong><\/a> gave them the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/tags\/king-charles-iii\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:King Charles III;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;King Charles III&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>King Charles III<\/strong><\/a> (then Prince Charles) and his wife, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/tags\/queen-camilla\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Queen Camilla;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Queen Camilla&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Queen Camilla<\/strong><\/a> (then Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall), allegedly thought there would be too many Cs, since they reportedly had a royal monogram of two interlocking Cs beneath a coronet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Charles, 77, and Camilla, 78, allegedly thought another C <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/moment-princess-kate-reportedly-promised-205148305.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:monogram \u201cwas overkill,\u201d;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;monogram \u201cwas overkill,\u201d&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">monogram \u201cwas overkill,\u201d<\/a> per <em>Marie Claire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the publication, Kate was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/president-trump-says-meghan-markle-201857394.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:allegedly \u201coffended\u201d at the time;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;allegedly \u201coffended\u201d at the time&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">allegedly \u201coffended\u201d at the time<\/a>, and her husband was \u201cfuming,\u201d calling the request \u201cinsulting, not only to Kate but to her entire family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/tags\/prince-harry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Prince Harry;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Prince Harry&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> also reportedly wrote about the ordeal in his 2023 memoir <em>Spare<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI remembered the time [Charles] and Camilla wanted Kate to change the spelling of her name, because there were already two royal cyphers with a C and a crown above,\u201d the Duke of Sussex wrote, per <em>Marie Claire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCharles and Camilla. It would be too confusing to have another,\u201d he said. \u201cMake it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/meghan-markle-buzzing-australia-trip-210043513.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Katherine with a K;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Katherine with a K&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Katherine with a K<\/a>, they suggested. I wondered now what came of that suggestion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/princess-kate-was-asked-to-change-her-name-by-these-royal-family-members-expert-claims\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Princess Kate Was Asked to Change Her Name by These Royal Family Members, Expert Claims;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Princess Kate Was Asked to Change Her Name by These Royal Family Members, Expert Claims&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Princess Kate Was Asked to Change Her Name by These Royal Family Members, Expert Claims<\/a> first appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:InTouch Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;InTouch Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i>InTouch Weekly<\/i><\/a>. 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According to a Wednesday, May 6, report in Marie Claire, royal biographer Christopher Andersen claimed in his book Kate!: The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will Be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2410206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[351197,381944,465922,183049,161196,23068,129422,49174,24085],"class_list":["post-2410205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-charles-and-camilla","tag-christopher-andersen","tag-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge","tag-king-charles-iii","tag-marie-claire","tag-prince-william","tag-princess-kate","tag-queen-camilla","tag-queen-elizabeth-ii"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Kate-Was-Asked-to-Change-Her-Name-by-These.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410207,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410205\/revisions\/2410207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}