Royalty
| Position | On envelopes | Salutation in letter | Oral address |
|---|---|---|---|
| King | HM The King | Your Majesty | Your Majesty, and thereafter as "Sir/Sire" |
| Queen | HM The Queen | Your Majesty | Your Majesty, and thereafter as "Ma'am" |
| Prince of Wales | HRH The Prince of Wales | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Sir" |
| Wife of the Prince of Wales | HRH The Princess of Wales (traditionally) HRH The Duchess of Cornwall/HRH The Duchess of Rothesay (an exception to tradition since 2005) |
Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Ma'am" |
| Princess Royal | HRH The Princess Royal | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Ma'am" |
| Royal Peer | HRH The Duke of London, e.g., HRH The Duke of Cambridge | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Sir" |
| Royal Peeress | HRH The Duchess of London, e.g., HRH The Duchess of Cambridge | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Ma'am" |
| Sovereign's son (unless a peer) |
HRH The Prince John | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Sir" |
| Sovereign's son's wife (unless a peeress) |
HRH The Princess John | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Ma'am" |
| Sovereign's daughter (unless a peeress) |
HRH The Princess Mary | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Ma'am" |
| Sons of the Prince of Wales (unless a peer) | HRH Prince John of Wales, e.g., HRH Prince Harry of Wales | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Sir" |
| Sovereign's son's son (unless a peer) | HRH Prince John of London, e.g. HRH Prince Michael of Kent | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Sir" |
| Sovereign's son's son's wife (unless a peeress) |
HRH Princess John of London, e.g., HRH Princess Michael of Kent | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Ma'am" |
| Sovereign's son's daughter (unless a peeress) |
HRH Princess Mary of London, e.g., HRH Princess Beatrice of York | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
| Sovereign's son's son's son (unless a peer) |
The Lord John Windsor, e.g., The Lord Nicholas Windsor | Dear Lord John | Lord John |
| Sovereign's son's son's son's wife (unless a peeress) |
The Lady John Windsor, e.g., The Lady Nicholas Windsor | Dear Lady John | Lady John |
| Sovereign's son's son's daughter (unless a peeress) |
The Lady Mary Windsor, e.g., The Lady Helen Taylor | Dear Lady Mary | Lady Mary |
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