Man changes name to Her Majesty the Queen with help from The Legal Deed Poll Service.
HIS Majesty the Queen could be answering your health related queries after a charity fundraiser from Aberdeen changed his name by Deed Poll.


SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND, April 23, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- With help from The Legal Deed Poll Service, NHS call operator David Lennox, 29, has vowed to spend an entire year living as Her Majesty the Queen.

In February David launched an on-line poll to find a crazy moniker to raise funds for the Association of International Cancer Research.

People donated money on-line for their favourite name and despite having options such as Dan Gerous and Batt Mann, Her Majesty the Queen ran out the clear winner.

David said: "It's going to be quite an adjustment living as Her Majesty. The poll has been going on for quite some time now so it's nice to know what my identity is going to be for the next year.

"Dave Lennox is now gone, both my first and last name have been replaced, and it's going to be on all official papers like my driver's licence and bank cards.

"The name was suggested by Christine Hamilton, who famously changed her name to Mrs. British Battleaxe.

"To be honest I didn't mind which name won as long as I raised a lot of money for charity.
"This particular charity operates internationally and doesn't get any government funding. I think all cancer charities are obviously worthwhile causes but I like this one because they aren't restricted, they fund the best research wherever it may be in the world."

Other names on Her Majesty's poll included Sixty Watt and Spartacus Kronos Iain Loki Gaius Achilles Newton Nicodemus Octavius Nasser.

"I have always wanted to do something worthwhile for charity but waited to do something a little bit different," Her Majesty said.

"I picked names I felt I could live with for a year or ones that I thought would raise the most money. My friends and family thought I was a bit strange, but they have now come to terms with it.

"I checked with the deed poll service if it would be legal to be called Her Majesty the Queen and it's allowed. I am officially Her Majesty."

Jamie Jackson from The Legal Deed Poll Service said: "We get lots of crazy name requests and they're good fun. But David's is slightly different as he's doing it to raise money for charity. More power to him. It's a splendid idea.

"We've been chuckling like mad that a man is legally going to be called 'Her Majesty the Queen'. David's a brave chap and it's a fine thing to do for such an excellent cause.

"It really does prove that you can legally change your name to almost anything. We wish 'Her Majesty' a very happy year."

David added: "I'm having to think about how I'm going to answer the phone at work. I think the majority of patients are going to question speaking to Her Majesty. I think I might have to call myself Madge."

Notes to editors
About the Legal Deed Poll Service
The Legal Deed Poll Service is registered as a limited company in England and Wales under number 06560160*. The head office is registered at 2nd Floor, 145-157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PY.
The Legal Deed Poll Service only issue tailored deed polls, which are delivered via Royal Mail. They do not issue instant templates or downloads, moreover, they do not advise that you use one. A strict turn-around policy operates whereby applications received before 3pm are dispatched same-day.

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Michael Sami | Public Relations
The Legal Deed Poll Service Ltd
2nd Floor | 145-157 St John Street | London | EC1V 4PY
Tel: 0800 612 68 24
Email: michael.sami@legaldeedpolloffice.co.uk

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