EXCLUSIVE: Inside Prince Harry's Dead Battle to Drop His Royal Surname to Honor Tragic Mom Diana
Friends say it revealed how far the divide has grown.
Prince Harry secretly considered ditching the Mountbatten-Windsor name in an emotional nod to his late mother, Princess Diana.
Now… insiders say the move laid bare just how estranged he feels from the royal family he left behind.
The plan emerged during a rare visit to Britain, when Harry sought advice from his maternal uncle Charles Spencer, now 61, about adopting the Spencer name for himself, Meghan Markle, 44, and their children.
The idea was driven by Harry’s desire to align his family more closely with Diana’s legacy following years of public rupture with the House of Windsor.