Prince Harry and Meghan Markle considered adopting the Spencer surname for their family after British officials repeatedly delayed issuing passports for their children, according to a source. Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's UK passports were eventually issued nearly six months after the initial applications,

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan explored the idea of changing their family name to Spencer amid months of delays in their two children receiving British passports, the Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, reportedly confided in his uncle, Earl Charles Spencer, Princess Diana's younger brother. He was advised against changing his last name to Spencer.