olloquially
of titles in full.
His Majesty the King should be addressed as "Sir" by all those who come
in social contact with him; and by all others as "Your Majesty."
Her Majesty Queen Mary should be addressed as "Ma'm" by all those who
come in social contact with her; and by all others as "Your Majesty."
Her Majesty Queen Alexandra should be addressed as "Ma'm" by all those
who come in social contact with her; and by all others as "Your
Majesty."
The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, and all princes of the blood
royal, should be addressed by the upper classes as "Sir."
The princesses of the blood royal, should be addressed as "Ma'm" by the
upper classes. The wives of the princes of the blood royal should also
be addressed as "Ma'm" by the upper classes.
All crowned heads visiting England should be addressed as "Sir" by those
socially known to them, and as "Your Majesty" by all others. The Royal
ladies, their wives, should be addressed as "Ma'm" by those personally
known to them, and as "Your Majesty" by all others.
A foreign prince bearing the title of Serene Highness should be
addressed as "Prince," and not as "Sir," by the aristocracy and gentry,
and as "Your Serene Highness" by all other classes.
A foreign princess, also bearing the title of serene highness, should be
styled "Princess" when addressed colloquially by the upper classes, but
not as "Ma'am"; and as "Your Serene Highness" by all other classes.
An English duke should be addressed as "Duke" by the aristocracy and
gentry, and not as "Your Grace" by members of either of these classes.
All other classes should address him colloquially as "Your Grace."
An English duchess should be addressed as "Duchess" by all persons
conversing with her belonging to the upper classes, and as "Your Grace"
by all other classes.
A marquess, colloquially, should be addressed as "Lord A."
A marchioness should be addressed as "Lady A." by the upper classes. It
would be a mistake to address an English marquess as "Marquess," or a
marchioness as "Marchioness," colloquially speaking. All other classes
should address them either as "My Lord" or "Your Lordship," "My Lady" or
"Your Ladyship."
An earl should be addressed as "Lord B." by the upper classes, and as
"My Lord" or "Your Lordship" by all other classes.
A countess should be addressed as "Lady B." by the upper classes, and as
"My Lady" or "Your Ladyship" by all other classes.
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