Amid ongoing tensions, Prince Harry's complex relationship with his brother, Prince William, and his wife Kate Middleton remains of interest to the public, interspersed with episodes of closeness and altercation. Prince Harry, however, unveiled several interesting factoids and anecdotes over the years, which provide a microscopic look at the inner workings of the Royal family and what goes on within the secretive palace walls. This time, a hilarious episode involving Prince William, Kate Middleton, and King Charles took the spotlight, revealing a light family moment that could have transpired only within the Royal family.

Years after its release, tongue-in-cheek revelations from Prince Harry's book, Spare, still remain the talk of the town. 

In Spare, Prince Harry's honest memoir, he described how King Charles and Queen Camilla allegedly advised Kate Middleton to replace the "C" in her name with a "K," suggesting she stop using Catherine, on the grounds that it would be a problem to have duplicate royal initials. Prince Harry wrote, "This was because there were already two Royal cyphers with the letter C in them – and they didn’t want another," referring not only to his father and stepmother. This anecdote has become the newest fire in a tale full of royal subtlety and personal disclosures. He humorously mentioned Prince William's blank response to the sudden demand for his then soon-to-be wife, as if suggesting utter confusion.

Meanwhile, a royal expert, Robert Jobson, revealed in his book, per New York Post, that Kate Middleton had dispatched a light-hearted email to her friends explaining she was changing her name to something more regal and refined, a gesture indicating the gravity of her new Royal title, amid her engagement to Prince William. However, following the actual royal wedding in 2011, Kate Middleton ultimately retained her original name as well as her own identity after assuming the royal title as she entered public life, committing to royal duties with her husband. While the contents of her email were unclear, Spare did not hold back on laying bare the details of the debated moment.

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In a world built on protocols, whether an individual letter was replaced or not, Prince Harry's memoir was nothing short of an intriguing inside scoop. 

Family tensions, childhood scars, hearty brotherly moments, to once-in-a-lifetime romance, Prince Harry's Spare candidly describes his childhood as the "spare" following Princess Diana's death. Heir to the throne, Prince William, and his strained relationship with his younger brother, who dubbed him his "archnemesis," take center stage in the book, launched on January 10, 2023. 

The book also reveals the brothers' opposition to King Charles and Queen Camilla's marriage, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle's confrontations, and a fierce physical fight between the princes, among many other emotionally charged moments. Readers still remain shocked by the frank stories in Prince Harry's book, such as his experience of frostbite and how he dealt with Princess Diana's death. Prince Harry's mention of Middleton's name change debate may seem minor, but it illustrates how royal rituals impact even the simplest personal choices.

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