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Game of Thrones name sparks passport mix-up for family (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A woman was left "devastated" after her daughter's passport application was rejected because she was named after a Game of Thrones character.

Lucy, 39, from Swindon in Wiltshire, said the Passport Office initially refused the application for Khaleesi, six.

Officials said they were unable to issue a passport unless Warner Brothers gave permission because it owned the name's trademark. But the authority has since apologised for the error.

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a final season? I'm pretty sure they decided to wait for GRRM to finish the books as it would be silly to just go off the map and start making things up, as that could go awfully wrong.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I sure hope they don't rush it just because they want to go do some other projects!

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago

That'd be disastrous.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

No way in hell HBO would allow such a profoundly cultural phenomenon just go to shit. That would be insanely shortsighted for a company that takes such pride in their filmmaking.