The Duke and Duchess gave their occupation as prince and princess of the United Kingdom on the birth certificate register

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Thought their occupation was helicopter rescue pilot and housewife

"Princess of England" as an "Occupation" is ridiculous. The father's occupation is an RAF helicopter pilot. Prince, isn't an occupation.

These are titles not occupations. Or have I got this wrong?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23552087

Gutz, I would put that down to the birth probably being registered at a private visit to the hospital, as opposed to William & Kate having to trek down to the registrar themselves at a later date. I doubt the registrar would have had a computer/printer with them.

I love this.

You know if you're that jealous you can always change your name to princess.

Right - do you really think the reporter hasnt been and obtained a real copy from the registrars just like you or I or Uncle Tom Cobbley can legally do?

It's not fake, the Registrar went to Kensington Palace to do it in person. That happens when you're in line to the throne

Just seen the date on the BC - 2nd August. Obviously a private visit to Kensington Palace then, rather than the hospital.

I'm with you Cheesyslice - fab job title!
Where do I apply? ;-)

My birth certificate is written in blue fountain pen.

(is not because am princess, is because am old)

It was a private visit to Kensington Palace rather than the hospital. Wasn't that copy released by Kensington Palace? I doubt they'd be releasing a fake.

I thought kates surname had changed - dianas did??

Ah who cares! I'd hate her job, whatever it is. I still thing being a Sea Lord would be the coolest job title ever.....

I absolutely agree. Prince and Princess is their status not occupation. We might as well start writing Citizen of the UK on forms now as our occupations. In fact I might start doing that.

I want this job title

I am very envious that mine was so boring as to say Banker.

Yes, you are.

Ahhh

Prince and Princess of the UK is traditionally what is written in those boxes.

As titled HRHs, they don't have surnames, but can use Mountbatten-Windsor as they want, or their geographical designation, so William is William Wales at work.

I suppose the title comes with 'duties', so it's an occupation. As somebody said, it's not as though KM could be described as a housewife.

I wanted to put Freelance Genius on my DD's BC but DH wouldnt let me :o

It says right in the article....

"A Kensington Palace spokesman said royal birth certificates conventionally featured the words prince and princess of the United Kingdom, or comparable formulations, as the parents' occupations."

If they were going to handwritten it they could have at least found someone with neat handwriting!

The registrar's handwriting is shocking, btw. I'd expect beautiful cursive script, not something that looks like it's been dashed off with a rollerball.

Bloody autocorrect - hand write it!

Registrars still have to be able to write with a fountain pen. I applied for a deputy registrar job recently (but didn't get it, good really because it would have been a zero hours contract). I had to do a test involving writing out a certificate with a fountain pen. I know I did that bit really well as they commented on it.

Historically, IIRC, that box on certificates was labelled "rank or profession" - I've seen it filled in as "gentleman" or "baronet".

Their surname is Windsor.

When George V changed the royal families name from the German Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (because of the world wars) to Windsor a proviso was made that it could not ever be changed to anything else, even if a female monarch married someone with a different surname it does not change.

The exception is the children of monarchs daughters, they take their fathers surname. But everybody else remains Windsor until they are well out of the direct line of succession.

They use the area related to their title often in the place of a surname, but their surname is Windsor.

Some people think Prince Charles might try and have the law changed to Mountbatten-Windsor or Windsor-Mountbatten but Windsor is the name of the royal house and therefore their surname.

Was OP expecting a wave of outraged support that would suit her post?

Who cares, really?