Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s name may be altered once more – to include a hyphen – at the request of the late Queen, reports suggest. According to longstanding Royal tradition, the former prince’s family name should be written as Mountbatten-Windsor.

This directly relates to the legacy of the late Queen and her 1960 Privy Council declaration, which officially set the family surname for those descendants not holding the titles of prince or princess. However, after his titles were removed last month, the former Duke was reintroduced to the public as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor – notably without the hyphen.

It is speculated that Buckingham Palace will now reevaluate how to present Andrew’s name in line with the declaration Queen Elizabeth II signed two weeks prior to Andrew’s birth. It comes after royal fans were horrified by what Meghan wore to a black tie event.

The name was devised to incorporate Philip Mountbatten’s surname into the Windsor lineage, a symbolic gesture reflecting the Queen’s marriage and the ongoing connection between her family and her husband’s, reports The Mirror. 

The declaration read: “Now therefore I declare My Will and Pleasure that, while I and My children shall continue to be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor, My descendants other than descendants enjoying the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness and the titular dignity of Prince or Princess and female descendants who marry and their descendants shall bear the name of Mountbatten-Windsor.”

The entire family, including Prince Harry‘s children Archie and Lilibet, now uses Mountbatten-Windsor – with the hyphen – in accordance with the declaration.

Princess Anne’s 1973 marriage certificate lists her complete name as Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, a Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Royal historian and author Ian Lloyd expressed surprise that Buckingham Palace had previously published his name without a hyphen, considering the “historic precedent” and the official language of the Queen’s decree.

Born just days after the document was issued, Andrew became the first Royal infant officially registered with the Mountbatten-Windsor surname.

Yet, this hasn’t been acknowledged following the removal of his titles and honors, which occurred after allegations emerged that Andrew sexually abused Virginia Giuffre following her trafficking by Epstein.

Andrew vigorously denies these claims.

Recent weeks also revealed that the former prince had sent an email to Epstein in 2011 stating “we’re in this together”, three months after he maintained he had severed all ties with the pedophile financier.

MPs could debate Andrew’s behavior for the first time this week, with the Liberal Democrats planning to address his Royal Lodge rental arrangements, including specifics about the amount of any settlement for vacating the property, when the Commons reconvenes from recess on Tuesday.

It comes after Meghan Markle’s ‘awkward’ joke to Kate Middleton had an embarrassing response.