Harry, the Duke of Sussex, believed that the passport delays were the result of British officials blocking the applications over the use of the Sussex surname and HRH titles (his or her royal highness) for his children, the newspaper said, citing an unnamed source.

Prince Harry asked his uncle Charles Spencer about the idea of changing his family's last name, which would mean dropping the royal family's Mountbatten-Windsor surname, PEOPLE understands

Harry reportedly considered but ultimately rejected the idea of using Princess Diana's family name, after being told it would be logistically difficult..