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A West London woman has been so far denied a passport after changing her middle name to 'Tinkerbell the real Goddess'

Natalie Bell, 41, who lives in Fulham, first applied for a passport in September but has still not received one after being made to repeatedly jump through hoops.

She said: “Someone at the passport office is making it more difficult than they should.

“Of course there are rules but as long as it’s not derogatory it shouldn’t be a problem.”

She legally changed her middle name via deed poll in August from Simone to TinkerbelltherealGoddess and applied for a new passport shortly after as she was planning to visit her grandparents in Jamaica.

She said: “They’re old and they live in Jamaica. They’re in their 80s and 90s. It’s important I get out there.”

But, despite providing all the required documents, the passport office came back to her insisting she needed permission from Disney, the copyright holders of the name Tinkerbell.

She contacted them and after two months were told it's not Disney related and that they didn't have an issue with her using the name unless it was for advertising purposes.

Having gone back to the passport office she was then asked to go speak to Great Ormond Street Hospital, who actually own the copyright to Peter Pan.

The Hospital were gifted the rights of the novel and its characters by author J M Barrie in 1929.

They assured Natalie that there was no issue from them as long as she didn’t use the name to raise money.

She then went back to the passport office, who told her to go back to Disney.

Natalie said: “It’s ridiculous. I can’t keep going back and forth about this.

“I felt that the examiner at the passport office was mocking me. I heard giggles during the conversation.

“They were laughing at me.”

(Image: Grahame Larter)

A Home Office spokesperson said: “We do not routinely comment on individual cases.”

The passport application rules state: “An application using an existing trade or commercial name will require the applicant to provide written confirmation from the owner of that trademark or copyright that they consent to the use of that name or confirmation that the name in the public domain is not subject to any copyright or trademark restrictions.”

Natalie chose to change her name due to her love of all things magical.

She said: “You can see why I call myself Tinkerbell. I have a love for Disney and the fairy world.

“I wanted to change my name because I’ve been through a lot, certain experiences that make me think ‘Why the hell not?’

“I’ve survived so much and it’s something really close to my heart.”

According to the Deed Poll Office, renewing your passport after a name change should only take three weeks.

So far for Natalie TinkerbelltherealGoddess Bell, it has taken six months.

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