Forms of Address

Formality is always followed on occasions involving members of the

Royal Family and Peers etc.

Verbal address

• The Queen • “Your Majesty”• Subsequently “Ma’am”

• Ma’am as in HAM• Not Ma’am as in Farm

Verbal Address

• His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

• Your Royal Highness

• Subsequently Your Royal Highness or “Sir”

Verbal Address

• His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales

• Your Royal Highness

• Subsequently Your Royal Highness or “Sir”

Verbal Address

• His Royal Highness Prince Andrew the Duke of York

• Your Royal Highness

• Subsequently Your Royal Highness or “Sir”

Verbal Address

• His Royal Highness, The Prince Edward

• Your Royal Highness

• Subsequently Your Royal Highness or “Sir”

Verbal Address

• Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, Princess Anne

• Your Royal Highness

• Subsequently Ma’am

Verbal Address – A Royal Duke

• His Royal Highness, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

• Your Royal Highness

• Subsequently Your Royal Highness or “Sir”

Verbal Address – a Royal Duchess

• Catherine Duchess of Cambridge

• Duchess

• Subsequently, Duchess, Ma’am

How to Curtsey

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otwfHs5vJZs

• Ladies etiquette when greeting royalty

Meeting the Queen

• http://www.ehow.com/video_4984479_greet-queen-england.html