Path: news.nzbot.com!not-for-mail
From: Chris Croughton <chris@keristor.net>
Newsgroups: alt.languages.english
Subject: Re: Adressing a queen?
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:50:37 +0000
Lines: 14
Message-ID: <slrnd0h9sd.bnp.chris@ccserver.keris.net>
References: <cu8tju$1qae$1@news.cybercity.dk>
Reply-To: chris@keristor.net
X-Trace: individual.net FrUopq6GmxTDE9dJQxQaVwbO94TLO9jcOAX5acGBJWvlqABeU=
X-Orig-Path: ccserver.keris.net!news
User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux)
Xref: news.nzbot.com alt.languages.english:571
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 00:33:12 +0100, Devast8or
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> does anyone know if there's an equivalent of "Sire" for adressing a queen?
>
> (except of course for using "your majesty").
"Your Majesty" is used for both king and queen ("Your Highness" and
"Your Royal Highness" for princes and princesses) formally. Less
formally "Sire" and "Ma'am" for king and queen. In the past "Your
Grace" has been used for princes and princesses, but now is generally
used for dukes and duchesses.
Chris C
|
|