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Passport validity won't be affected by Her Majesty's passing
TV3 Newshub New Zealand - 6 PM Bulletin | 9 September, 2022 | Alexa Cook
Kyle Lockwood, 10-Year passports campaigner was interviewed by Channel 3's Newshub after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, as there was concern that passport validity may be affected due to NZ passports being issued in the name of Her Majesty, Lockwood commented that passport validity will not be affected.
Holding up his grandfathers passport issued in 1949, Lockwood said, "there is a past-precident, this passport was issued under His Britannic Majesty King George the Sixth, and this passport was still valid in 1954, 2 years after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne." See More
Kyle Lockwood, 10-Year passports campaigner was interviewed by Channel 3's Newshub after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, as there was concern that passport validity may be affected due to NZ passports being issued in the name of Her Majesty, Lockwood commented that passport validity will not be affected.
Holding up his grandfathers passport issued in 1949, Lockwood said, "there is a past-precident, this passport was issued under His Britannic Majesty King George the Sixth, and this passport was still valid in 1954, 2 years after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne." See More