When I first saw the headlines, I took it with a grain of salt: Over the weekend, The Mail on Sunday reported that Prince Harry spoke with his uncle, Charles Spencer, about the idea of dropping his royal last name of Mountbatten-Windsor in favor of using his late mother Princess Diana’s surname,

Here's the story behind those reports about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wanting to legally change their last name.

The Duke of Sussex reportedly sought out his uncle's counsel about taking his late mother's last name during a recent trip to the UK.