Mountbatten - Windsor - wikipedia Mountbatten - Windsor Coronation portrait of Elizabeth II and Philip, June 1953 Coat of arms of the Duke of Edinburgh Coat of arms of the House of Mountbatten Coat of arms of the House of Windsor Mountbatten - Windsor is the personal surname used by some of the male - line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Under a declaration made in Privy Council in 1960, the name Mountbatten - Windsor applies to male - line descendants of the Queen without royal styles and titles. Individuals with royal styles do not usually use a surname, but some descendants of the Queen with royal styles have used Mountbatten - Windsor when a surname was required. Contents 1 Current use 2 Relation to House of Windsor 3 Male - line descendants of Elizabeth II 4 Marriages 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Current use The British monarchy now asserts that the name Mountbatten - Windsor is used by members of the Royal Family who do not have a surname, when a surname is required. For example, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Princess Anne, Princess Royal, children of the Queen, used the surname Mountbatten - Windsor in official marriage registry entries. Likewise, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, used the name when filing a French lawsuit related to the pictures of his topless wife published by the French magazine Closer. At the time of the 1960 declaration, palace officials claimed in private communications that it created a hidden surname that would emerge several generations later when some of Elizabeth II 's descendants were further removed from the throne. On the wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys - Jones in 1999, the Queen decided, with their agreement, that any children they might have should not be styled His or Her Royal Highness. Consequently, the birth of their daughter in 2003 marked the first emergence of the Mountbatten - Windsor surname. Their daughter was named Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten - Windsor, although she goes by the courtesy title of Lady Louise Windsor as her father is the Earl of Wessex. Relation to House of Windsor Mountbatten - Windsor differs from the official name of the British royal family or Royal House, which remains Windsor. The adoption of the Mountbatten - Windsor surname applies only to members of the British royal family who are descended from the Queen through the male line, including daughters of the male line. Male - line descendants of Elizabeth II The family tree is based on the current line of succession to the British throne. Queen Elizabeth II ( b. 1926 ) ∞ Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ( b. 1921 ) ( 1 ) Charles, Prince of Wales ( b. 1948 ) ( 2 ) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge ( b. 1982 ) ( 3 ) Prince George of Cambridge ( b. 2013 ) ( 4 ) Princess Charlotte of Cambridge ( b. 2015 ) ( 5 ) Prince Louis of Cambridge ( b. 2018 ) ( 6 ) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex ( b. 1984 ) ( 7 ) Prince Andrew, Duke of York ( b. 1960 ) ( 8 ) Princess Beatrice of York ( b. 1988 ) ( 9 ) Princess Eugenie of York ( b. 1990 ) ( 10 ) Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex ( b. 1964 ) ( 11 ) James, Viscount Severn ( b. 2007 ) ( 12 ) Lady Louise Windsor ( b. 2003 ) ( 13 ) Anne, Princess Royal ( b. 1950 ) Marriages Wedding Date Combined coat of arms Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten 20 November 1947 Princess Anne and Mark Phillips 14 November 1973 Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer 29 July 1981 Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson 23 July 1986 Anne, Princess Royal, and Timothy Laurence 12 December 1992 Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie Rhys - Jones 19 June 1999 Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker Bowles 9 May 2005 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton 29 April 2011 Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle 19 May 2018 Forthcoming : Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank -- 12 October 2018 See also House of Battenberg / Mountbatten -- Prince Philip 's maternal family house House of Glücksburg -- Prince Philip 's paternal family house House of Wettin References ^ Jump up to : `` The Royal Family name ''. The British Monarchy. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 10. Jump up ^ Philip Ziegler, Mountbatten : The Official Biography, 1985, p. 682 Jump up ^ Lichfield, John ( 2012 - 09 - 19 ). `` William and Kate win legal battle - but lose war to keep topless ''. The Independent. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/TNA/HO_290_72.htm ( see, in particular, the article by Edward F. Iwi ). Jump up ^ Even though such children would theoretically be a Prince or Princess under the 1917 letters patent which changed the name of the Royal House to Windsor. Jump up ^ `` Lady Louise heralds return for Mountbattens ''. The Telegraph. 2003 - 11 - 27. External links 1960 Declaration Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Titles Duke of Edinburgh Earl of Merioneth Baron Greenwich more Ancestry House of Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Glücksburg Battenberg Mountbatten Mountbatten - Windsor Family Elizabeth II ( wife ) Charles, Prince of Wales ( son ) Anne, Princess Royal ( daughter ) Prince Andrew, Duke of York ( son ) Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex ( son ) Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark ( father ) Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark ( mother ) Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe - Langenburg ( sister ) Theodora, Margravine of Baden ( sister ) Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine ( sister ) Sophie, Princess George William of Hanover ( sister ) Events & Roles Wedding The Duke of Edinburgh 's Award Prince Philip Designers Prize Prince Philip Medal Lord High Admiral Miscellaneous Prince Philip Movement Duke of Edinburgh 's Royal Regiment HMS Magpie Mountbatten - Windsor family Generations are numbered by their descent from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 1st generation Prince Charles Princess Anne Prince Andrew Prince Edward 2nd generation Prince William Prince Harry Princess Beatrice Princess Eugenie Lady Louise Windsor * James, Viscount Severn * 3rd generation Prince George Princess Charlotte Prince Louis * On the wedding of the Earl and Countess of Wessex by their request they are styled children of an Earl rather than HRH as they are theoretically HRH under the 1917 Letters Patent. 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Question: where does the name mountbatten windsor come from
Answer: male-line descendants of the Queen without royal styles and titles