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    6-year-old girl denied passport because she’s named after ‘Game of Thrones’ character: report

    By Isabel Keane,

    2024-08-04

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    A UK mother was left “absolutely devastated” after her daughter’s passport application was denied because she was named after a popular “Game of Thrones” character.

    Lucy, from South West England, told the BBC that the initial application to get her daughter, Khaleesi, 6, a passport was denied — with officials telling her she needed Warner Brothers’ approval because it owns the name’s trademark.

    “I was absolutely devastated, we were so looking forward to our first holiday together,” Lucy said.

    The 39-year-old mom was planning their “dream” trip to Disneyland Paris when she got the bad news.

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    UK mom Lucy (left) was “absolutely devastated” after her daughter’s passport was denied because she was named after a “Game of Thrones” character.

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    “I had a letter come through from the Passport Office, saying her name is trademarked by Warner Brothers,” she said. “It was the first I’ve heard of such a thing — I was astonished.”

    After receiving legal advice, the disappointed mom learned her daughter was allowed to use that name, and forwarded that information to the Passport Office.

    “I didn’t understand and felt frustrated. If she could get a birth certificate, would something not have been flagged up then?” she said.

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    “I never thought you could trademark a name,” she added.

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    Lucy’s daughter was named after the character Daenerys Targaryen, also known as Khaleesi, in the popular HBO show. AP

    The Passport Office reportedly later called Lucy to apologize for the error.

    While officials said they’d now be able to process little Khaleesi’s passport, Lucy said she believes the problem was only solved because she complained on social media.

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    “If I hadn’t posted this on social media, nothing would have been done. I would have been stuck, not knowing what to do,” she said, adding that others had reached out saying they’d experienced something similar.

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    Officials at first told Lucy the name was trademarked and could not be used for a passport.

    Lucy said she is waiting until her daughter’s passport arrives before booking a new trip to Disneyland Paris.

    “I am hoping the passport will be issued soon and was promised that they would call back in a few days to see if it had progressed,” she told the outlet.

    She also hopes her story may help others stuck in a similar situation.

    “I think there might be other people in this situation, that they may have had their passports declined recently because of something like this. Hopefully, they now know it can be resolved,” she said.

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    GingerGin
    08-05
    SMDH !!!! So many more important things going on in the world.. Just give to her SHE'S A CHILD
    las
    08-05
    I really can't believe that the passport company would do that. then you know what the passport whatever country it is then they better go back and revoke all those passports today issued under people's names that were named after movie stars and characters and subjects of movies Etc there's probably thousands of kids names that their parents named their children after a famous character oh here's a good one for you Mario how many Mario's are there in the world that was probably named after the Mario game. please give me a break they could probably have a train Mark name on the name for a product or something but to name your kid the thing no they should not be rejected because they named their kid after a famous character
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