6-Year-Old Girl Denied Passport Because She’s Named After ‘Game Of Thrones’ Character

Anna Phillips
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Her solicitors later informed her that the Passport Office had got the wrong end of the stick, because the trademark only applies to goods and services, rather than a person’s name.

“If she could get a birth certificate, would something not have been flagged up then? I never thought you could trademark a name.”

The Passport Office has since apologised to the mum and claimed a ‘mistake’ had been made with Khaleesi’s application.

Staff were reportedly erroneously following guidelines which only apply when people are changing their names.

The Passport Office have since apologised for the ‘mistake’ (Getty Stock Image)

A Home Office spokesperson said: “We can confirm the application is being processed and apologise to the family for the delay.”

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