Not Without My Khaleesi: Game of Thrones Name Leads to Passport Mix-Up for Family
Game of Thrones inspired Khaleesi's name ⚔️
The Passport Office said they were unable to issue a passport unless Warner Brothers gave permission ➡️ https://t.co/GHpjxhppbm pic.twitter.com/B1eLylELfj
- BBC Wiltshire (@BBCWiltshire) August 1, 2024
- Six-year-old Khaleesi was supposed to go on her first holiday to Disneyland Paris. Before booking the trip, the girl's mum, Lucy, applied for the family's passports.
- The Passport Office denied Khaleesi's passport request for fear of infringing on Warner Bro.'s trademark; they insisted the family receive permission from the media conglomerate for her passport to be approved.
- Lucy's solicitors discovered that while there is a trademark for Game of Thrones, it is for goods and services - but not for a person's name.
- Khaleesi's mum remarked: "I didn't understand and felt frustrated. If she could get a birth certificate, would something not have been flagged up then? I never thought you could trademark a name."
- After sharing her story with the news, Lucy received an apology from the Passport Office, who explained there had been a misunderstanding as the recommendation that staff originally gave applies only to people changing their names. Khaleesi's passport was finally approved.
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OP Note - Name post! If we didn't Live In A Society, what guilty pleasure names would you use for yourself, children, pets, etc.? Fave names rn?