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Posted by Kirsten
on June 8, 2026, 2:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Bridal tiara Harriet Philips, the Princess Royal's. new daughter-in-law"
It is interesting to note the different customs, old and new, in different countries. For example, where I live it is not customary that husbands take their wives' surname or invent a combination of both names. From what I have been told by divorced women I know, they often keep their married name if they have school-aged children. For some reason they find it easier to have the same name as their children. Just as many women keep their own name if they are established professionally, the opposite is true if they built name recognition under their husband's name. I doubt the former Ms. Sperling kept her name because she thought it was posh. 
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To me it is odd as in my country (NL) most women don t even take their husband' s name to begin with and when they do they change back immediately when separated or divorced. But perhaps it is still a practise in some countries and in some circles to continue using your ex-husband's name especially when it's a posh name but it comes across as rather old-fashioned. If you can change your name upon marriage for all your friends, family and business contacts you can change it back when divorced. It requires some administrative work but it can be done in a day. This is 2026 after all... Previous Message
Why is she referred to as Harriet Sperling when she is divorced and her maiden name is Sanders?
Women don't always revert to their maiden name after a divorce. It's not that odd.
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