A man's royal name change was rejected. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TTA Swedish man's bid to have his name changed to 'Prinsen' – 'The Prince' – has been rejected because it is "inappropriate" as a first name. The 26-year-old man in Västerås, central Sweden, filed his name change application with the Swedish tax authorities Skatteverket, reported regional newspaper VLT. The Västerås man is not the first one whose royal name change has been rejected. A Swedish man's bid to have 'His Majesty' added to his name was turned down in 2011 because it could lead to "misunderstandings".

Source: The Local August 21, 2017 15:00 UTC