A six-year-old girl had her passport application rejected ahead of a dream holiday to Disneyland because she is named after a Game of Thrones character.
Khaleesi Holloway’s mother, Lucy, had to halt plans for the £2,000 trip after she was told her daughter’s name broke trademark rules.
The Passport Office said they were unable to issue a passport unless Warner Brothers agreed because it owned the trademark for the name Khaleesi.
Officials told Lucy to contact the American film and entertainment studio to get permission to use it.
However the Home Office, which runs the Passport Office, has since confirmed that a mistake had been made and that the application is now being processed.
Khaleesi Holloway’s mother, Lucy, had to cancel a dream £2,000 holiday to Disneyland after she was told her daughter’s name broke trademark rules
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in the hit show Game of Thrones
Officials told Lucy to contact the American film and entertainment studio to get permission to use the name Khaleesi
Emilia Clarke’s character Daenerys Targaryen was given the title Khaleesi, or queen, in the hit show Game of Thrones
Lucy, 39, from Swindon, Wiltshire said according to the BCC: ‘I was absolutely devastated, we were so looking forward to our first holiday together.’
Speaking of when the application was refused, she said: ‘I didn’t understand and felt frustrated. If she could get a birth certificate, would something not have been flagged up then?
‘I never thought you could trademark a name.’
Emilia Clarke’s character Daenerys Targaryen was given the title Khaleesi, or queen, in the hit show Game of Thrones.
Lucy said she calls her daughter Cally for short but that the six-year-old often introduces herself as Khaleesi Holloway Queen of Dragons.
The single mother only applied for Khaleesi’s passport after she saved up and planned their trip to Disneyland together.
Lucy said she calls her daughter Cally for short but that the six-year-old often introduces herself as Khaleesi Holloway Queen of Dragons
Conleth Hill as Lord Varys, Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen and Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont in Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke’s character Daenerys Targaryen was given the title Khaleesi, or queen, in the hit show Game of Thrones
She said she was ‘devastated’ when their first holiday had to be put on hold due to the mix up.
Solicitors advised Lucy that although Warner Brothers own a trademark for Game of Thrones, it is for goods and services not a person’s name.
Officials from the Passport Office later called Lucy to apologise, saying that the guidance staff had been given only applies to people changing their names.
Lucy posted about her story on social media but believes she only managed to get it sorted due to the traction she received online.
A Home Office spokesperson said: ‘We can confirm the application is being processed and apologise to the family for the delay.’
