Talk:Prince Andrew, Duke of York
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All the descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, have a different surname (Mountbatten-Windsor) to the Royal Family name (Windsor). Source: Buckingham Palace Press Office when checking info for the page on Anne, Princess Royal
- Yeah, that is mentioned in the article, House of Windsor.
Not all, actually, some. The Press Office is improvising; the 1960 Order-in-Council "my descendants, other than descendants enjoying the style, title or attributes of Royal Highness and the titular dignity of Prince or Princess, and female descendants who marry and their descendants, shall bear the name Mountbatten-Windsor" excludes descendants that carry the titular dignity of Prince or Princess. (emphasis added). Because the Order-in-Council is so poorly drafted, the surnames of the current British Princes and Princesses is disputed: some say it should be Windsor, though various officials (but not the Royal Family) have used "Mountbatten-Windsor" for some of them. (They all sign with no surname). -- Someone else 02:50, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)