<P> Mountbatten - Windsor is the personal surname used by some of the male - line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh . Under a declaration made in Privy Council in 1960 , the name Mountbatten - Windsor applies to male - line descendants of the Queen without royal styles and titles . Individuals with royal styles do not usually use a surname , but some descendants of the Queen with royal styles have used Mountbatten - Windsor when a surname was required . </P>
<P> Mountbatten - Windsor is the personal surname used by some of the male - line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh . Under a declaration made in Privy Council in 1960 , the name Mountbatten - Windsor applies to male - line descendants of the Queen without royal styles and titles . Individuals with royal styles do not usually use a surname , but some descendants of the Queen with royal styles have used Mountbatten - Windsor when a surname was required . </P>
where does the name mountbatten windsor come from
where does the name mountbatten windsor come from
male - line descendants of the Queen without royal styles and titles
male - line descendants of the Queen without royal styles and titles