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Game of Thrones name sparks passport mix-up for family (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A woman was left "devastated" after her daughter's passport application was rejected because she was named after a Game of Thrones character.

Lucy, 39, from Swindon in Wiltshire, said the Passport Office initially refused the application for Khaleesi, six.

Officials said they were unable to issue a passport unless Warner Brothers gave permission because it owned the name's trademark. But the authority has since apologised for the error.

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[–] Emperor 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Although, if any one company was going to that, it'd probably be Disney.

[–] ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When they age out of the It's A Small World cast, Disney sells them to Nestlé.

[–] Emperor 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm prepared to believe this, so won't be fact-checking it.

[–] echodot 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh are you a journalist

[–] Emperor 4 points 3 months ago

I sometimes pretend to be one at home. "Hold the front page!", "this story is too good not to be true!", etc.