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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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[–] snaprails 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Reading through the comments to this and all I kept thinking was, “Mrs Yeti Goosecreature, you’ve got a funny name, haven’t you?” “Yes, yes, it’s Simon.” Anyone else that old here ? 😀

[–] Emperor 2 points 3 months ago

Anyone else that old here ? 😀

Oh crumbs no, at least not first time around.

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