MODES OF ADDRESSING COMMUNICATIONS
Prince. — Address: ‘His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; ‘His Royal Highness Prince A — (Christian name)’. If a royal duke: ‘His Royal Highness the Duke of — ’. Begin in any case: ‘Sir’; refer to as ‘Your Royal Highness’.
Princess. — Address: ‘Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales’; ‘Her Royal Highness the Princess A — (Christian name)’; or if a duchess: ‘Her Royal Highness the Duchess of — ’. Begin: ‘Madam’; refer to as ‘Your Royal Highness’.
Privy Councillor. — All members of the Privy Council are: entitled to be addressed as ‘Right Honourable’; ‘The Right Honourable A — B — , P.C.’(omit ‘Esq’.). Otherwise according to rank.
Queen. — Address: ‘The Queen’Most Excellent Majesty’. Begin: ‘Madam’ or ‘May it please Your Majesty’; refer to as ’Your Majesty’.
Recorder. — Addressed as ‘The Worshipful’; in London ‘The Right Worshipful’. Begin: ‘Sir’; refer to as ‘Your Worship’.
Senators (Canada and U.S.) — Addressed as ‘The Honourable A — B — ’.
Serjeant-at-law. — Address: ‘Serjeant — ’,or ‘Mr. Serjeant — ’. (Title is now extinct.)
Sheriff. — Address as ‘Mr. Sheriff’.
Sheriff of London. — As Recorder of London.
Viscount. — Address: ‘The Right Hon. the Lord Viscount — ’, or ‘The Right Hon. Lord — ’ or ‘The Lord Viscount — ’. Begin: ‘My Lord’; refer to as ‘Your Lordship’.
Viscountess. — Address: ‘The Right Honourable the Viscountess — ’, or ‘The Viscountess — ’; ‘The Right Hon. Lady — ’. Begin: ‘Madam’; refer to as ‘Your Ladyship’.
Viscount’s Children. — Are addressed in the same way as those of a Baron.
Viceroy and Governor-General of India. — Address: ‘His Excellency’, ‘May it please your Excellency’, ‘to His Excellency the Right Honourable, — Viceroy and Governor General of India’.
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