Mountbatten-Windsor

Mountbatten-Windsor
surname
Mountbatten-Windsor; surname
	Arms of the Glücksburg and Mountbatten branch of the Battenberg, the Badge of the Windsor
Parent family	Glücksburg; (agnatic); Mountbatten branch of the Battenberg; (enatic); Windsor (enatic);
Country	United Kingdom List Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present); ; Australia (1960–present); ; Bahamas (1973–present); ; Barbados (1966–2021); ; Belize (1981–present); ; Canada (1960–present); ; Ceylon (1960–1972); ; Fiji (1970–1987); ; The Gambia (1965–1970); ; Ghana (1960); ; Grenada (1974–present); ; Guyana (1966–1970); ; Jamaica (1962–present); ; Kenya (1963–1964); ; Malawi (1964–1966); ; Malta (1964–1974); ; Mauritius (1968–1992); ; New Zealand (1960–present); ; Nigeria (1960–1963); ; Papua New Guinea (1975–present); ; Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present); ; Saint Lucia (1979–present); ; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present); ; Sierra Leone (1961–1971); ; Solomon Islands (1978–present); ; South Africa (1960–1961); ; Tanganyika (1961–1962); ; Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1976); ; Tuvalu (1978–present); ; Uganda (1962–1963); ;
Founded	1960
Founder	Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Current head	Charles III
Members	14
Connected families	British royal family; Danish royal family; Greek royal family

Mountbatten-Windsor is the family surname available to and used by descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, when a surname is required. Generally, those who are entitled to, and use, the royal style HRH Prince or Princess have no need for a surname. A surname may become needed, for example to register a marriage, and for non-royal children. Mountbatten-Windsor combines the British royal family's house name of Windsor and Prince Philip's adopted surname of Mountbatten branch of the Battenberg. Its use was authorised in a declaration by the Privy Council in 1960.