Prince Harry drops royal surname after moving to LA

The Duke of Sussex has filed his first official new venture since quitting the royals, and many have noticed a small – but significant – change to his name.

Prince Harry has dropped his royal surname now he and Meghan Markle have quit Britain.

In documents registering new sustainable tour firm Travalyst, the Duke of Sussex used neither his HRH title, nor the family name Mountbatten-Windsor, reports The Sun.

He also ditched the surname Wales, which he used at school and in the Army.

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Harry has dropped his royal surname. Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP

Instead, Prince Harry, 35, is listed only as Prince Henry Charles Albert David, Duke of Sussex.

He and Meghan called their new charity Archewell, after son Archie, now 11 months.

Last week the couple revealed they are to launch a charity called Archewell – which they claim is named after Ancient Greek word 'Arche' that inspired the name of 11-month-old Archie.

It means Harry, who set up home in California with Meghan, has offices in Beverly Hills and City of London.

The couple recently relocated to California. Picture: Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images

On official documents Harry is listed as: 'Individual Person with Significant Control'.

Under nature of business, it is filed as "other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified".

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.