Part 8 (1/2)

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 t.i.tle 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 cla.s.ses.

A foreign princess, also bearing the t.i.tle of serene highness, should be styled ”Princess” when addressed colloquially by the upper cla.s.ses, but not as ”Ma'am”; and as ”Your Serene Highness” by all other cla.s.ses.

An English duke should be addressed as ”Duke” by the aristocracy and gentry, and not as ”Your Grace” by members of either of these cla.s.ses.

All other cla.s.ses should address him colloquially as ”Your Grace.”

An English d.u.c.h.ess should be addressed as ”d.u.c.h.ess” by all persons conversing with her belonging to the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”Your Grace”

by all other cla.s.ses.

A marquess, colloquially, should be addressed as ”Lord A.”

A marchioness should be addressed as ”Lady A.” by the upper cla.s.ses. It would be a mistake to address an English marquess as ”Marquess,” or a marchioness as ”Marchioness,” colloquially speaking. All other cla.s.ses should address them either as ”My Lord” or ”Your Lords.h.i.+p,” ”My Lady” or ”Your Ladys.h.i.+p.”

An earl should be addressed as ”Lord B.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lord” or ”Your Lords.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

A countess should be addressed as ”Lady B.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lady” or ”Your Ladys.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

A viscount should be addressed as ”Lord C.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lord” or ”Your Lords.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

A viscountess should be addressed as ”Lady C.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lady” or ”Your Ladys.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

A baron should be addressed as ”Lord D.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lord” or ”Your Lords.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

A baroness should be addressed as ”Lady D.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lady” or ”Your Ladys.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

In strictly official or business intercourse a marquess, an earl, a viscount, a baron, and a younger son of a duke or marquis, should be addressed as ”My Lord.”

The eldest son of a duke should be addressed as ”Lord A.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lord” or ”Your Lords.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

The wife of the eldest son of a duke should be addressed as ”Lady A.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lady” or ”Your Ladys.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

The younger sons of a duke should be addressed as ”Lord John E.” or ”Lord Charles E.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lord” or ”Your Lords.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses. Persons well acquainted with them would address them colloquially by their t.i.tle and christian name, as ”Lord John” or ”Lord Charles.” The same remark applies to their wives, who are often colloquially addressed as ”Lady Alfred” or ”Lady Edward.”

The wives of the younger sons of a duke should be addressed as ”Lady John E.” or ”Lady Charles E.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lady” or ”Your Ladys.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

The daughters of a duke should be addressed as ”Lady Mary A.” or ”Lady Elizabeth B.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”Lady Mary” and ”Lady Elizabeth” by those intimate with them, and as ”My Lady” or ”Your Ladys.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

The eldest son of a marquess should be addressed as ”Lord A.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lord” or ”Your Lords.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

The wife of the eldest son of a marquis should be addressed as ”Lady A.”

by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lady” or ”Your Ladys.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

The younger sons of a marquis should be addressed as ”Lord Henry B.”

and ”Lord Frederick B.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lord” or ”Your Lords.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.

The wives of the younger sons of a marquis should be addressed as ”Lady Henry B.” and ”Lady Frederick B.” by the upper cla.s.ses, and as ”My Lady”

or ”Your Ladys.h.i.+p” by all other cla.s.ses.