A six-year-old girl has had her passport application rejected ahead of a dream holiday to Disneyland because her name refers to a Game of Thrones character.
Khaleesi Holloway’s mother Lucy had to halt plans for the £2,000 trip after being told her daughter’s name breached trademark rules.
The Passport Office said they could not 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 the application is now being processed.
Khaleesi Holloway’s mother Lucy had to cancel a £2,000 dream holiday to Disneyland after being told her daughter’s name breached trademark rules.
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in the hit series 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 of Khaleesi, or queen, on the hit show Game of Thrones.
Lucy, 39, from Swindon, Wiltshire, told the BBC: “I was absolutely devastated, we were really looking forward to our first holiday together.”
Regarding the rejection of her application, she said: “I didn’t understand it and I was frustrated. If I had been able to get a birth certificate, wouldn’t something have been pointed out at that time?”
“I never thought you could register a name as a trademark.”
Emilia Clarke’s character Daenerys Targaryen was given the title of Khaleesi, or queen, on the hit show Game of Thrones.
Lucy said she calls her daughter Cally for short, but the six-year-old often introduces herself as Khaleesi Holloway, Queen of the Dragons.
The single mother only applied for Khaleesi’s passport after saving up and planning their trip to Disneyland together.
Lucy said she calls her daughter Cally for short, but the six-year-old often introduces herself as Khaleesi Holloway, Queen of the 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 of Khaleesi, or queen, on the hit show Game of Thrones.
She said she was “devastated” when her first holiday had to be postponed because of the confusion.
Lucy was informed by her lawyers that while Warner Brothers owns a trademark for Game of Thrones, it relates to goods and services, not a person’s name.
Passport Office officials later called Lucy to apologize, saying the guidance given to staff only applied to people changing their names.
Lucy posted her story on social media, but believes she only came to terms with it thanks to the impact she received online.
A Home Office spokesman said: “We can confirm that the application is being processed and we apologise to the family for the delay.”
