Lewis Hamilton will pay homage to his mom by adding her maiden name, Larbalestier, back onto his own.
. He said, “I'm really proud of my family's name, Hamilton. None of you might know that my mum's name is Larbalestier, and I am just about to put that in my name.”
Hamilton went on to explain that he wants his mom's name “to continue on with the Hamilton name,” adding, “I don't fully understand the idea that when people get married, the woman loses their name.” The racing champion's parents separated when he was just two years old and he grew up at his mother's house until he was 12 and went to live with his Grenadian-British father,.
Last December, Larbalestier accompanied her son to his investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle where he received his Knighthood from
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