Domain name extension for Prince Of Wales Approved
At present, the .gov.uk domain name extension is used by many bodies and organisations that are not strictly part of the government of the United Kingdom, for example, the Prince of Wales, the Supreme Court. At present, the websites of he aforementioned institutions are hosted on the .gov.uk name extension. A new newly approved domain delegation request is set to change that.
According to Nominet, the organisation responsible for the .UK domain name space, many bodies and institutions that currently uses the .gov.uk domain extension would prefer to have a new extension that will reflect their independent status from the government of the United Kingdom, some 69 bodies made a request to Nominet.
Of the 69 requests to migrate away from .gov.uk domain name, four has just been approved and domain name extension agreed for them, they are:
royal.uk – Domain extension for the Royal Household (surprised that the Prince of Wales website is not contained in this extension).
princeofwales.uk – the Household of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
supremecourt.uk – the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
jcpc.uk – the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Looking forward to seeing how many more institutions will be granted their own domain name extension which is different to the .gov.uk name space.