The six-year-old’s Game of Thrones-inspired name didn’t go down well with HM Passport Office
Don’t take heed of that TikTok trend where people encourage us to ‘normalise naming your kids after something you love’, or you could end up in the same predicament as this woman.
Brit mum Lucy, 39, just couldn’t resist giving her daughter the same moniker as her favourite Game of Thrones character, but it’s ended up massively biting her on the backside and derailing her ‘dream’ family holiday.
Lucy, from Swindon, explained that she was left ‘devastated’ after her six-year-old’s passport application was rejected due to her unique title.
She had spent months saving up to afford a £2,000 trip to Disneyland Paris with her daughter and had already excitedly planned out their itinerary.
But her grand plans went kerplunk when she received the news that HM Passport Office would not be providing any travel documentation for the youngster due to the red tape surrounding her Game of Thrones–inspired name.
If you didn’t know, the hit fantasy series was produced by HBO, which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros.
And unfortunately for Lucy, she was informed that the legendary movie studio had legally trademarked the name of the popular character which she gave to her little girl, Khaleesi.
As Game of Thrones viewers will know, actress Emilia Clarke played Daenerys Targaryen in the series and she was given the title Khaleesi, which means ‘queen’ – and the mum says she simply ‘loved the name’.
