Forms of Address
The formal style for life peers is "The Rt Hon The Lord/Baroness X" and referred to as "Firstname, Baron/Baroness/Lady X", or less formally, "Lord/Baroness/Lady X". X is often the holder's surname at the point of ennoblement, but it need not be. Life peers who, like the actor Laurence Olivier, have achieved wide fame under their original name "Firstname Lastname", are often incorrectly referred to as Lord or Lady Firstname Lastname after their ennoblement.
Most life peers take a title based on their surname (e.g. Baron Hattersley, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws) but there are exceptions, such as with Ian Paisley who opted for the title of Baron Bannside, and John Gummer who chose the title of Baron Deben.
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