| idth=27.5%|Position!!On Envelopes!!Salutation in Letter!!Oral Address |
olspan=4| Royalty |
| a href="/encyclopedia/British-monarchy" title="British monarchy">Queen | HM The Queen | Your Majesty | Your Majesty |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Prince-of-Wales" title="Prince of Wales">Prince of Wales | HRH The Prince of Wales | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
| ife of the Prince of Wales | HRH The Princess of Wales | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Princess-Royal" title="Princess Royal">Princess Royal | HRH The Princess Royal | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
| oyal Peer | HRH The Duke of London | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
| oyal Peeress | HRH The Duchess of London | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
overeign's son
(unless a peer) | HRH The Prince John | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
overeign's son's wife
(unless a peeress) | HRH The Princess John | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
overeign's daughter
(unless a peeress) | HRH The Princess Mary | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
overeign's son's son
(unless a peer) | HRH Prince John | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
overeign's son's son's wife
(unless a peeress) | HRH Princess John | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
overeign's son's daughter
(unless a peeress) | HRH Princess Mary | Your Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness |
overeign's son's son's son
(unless a peer) | The Lord John Windsor | Dear Lord John | Lord John |
overeign's son's son's son's wife
(unless a peeress) | The Lady John Windsor | Dear Lady John | Lady John |
overeign's son's son's daughter
(unless a peeress) | The Lady Mary Windsor | Dear Lady Mary | Lady Mary |
olspan=4| Nobility |
| olspan=4|Peers and Peeresses |
| uke | His Grace The Duke of London | Dear Duke of London | Your Grace or
Duke |
| uchess | Her Grace The Duchess of London | Dear Duchess of London | Your Grace or
Duchess |
| arquess | The Most Hon. The Marquess of London | Dear Lord London | My Lord or
Lord London |
| archioness | The Most Hon. The Marchioness of London | Dear Lady London | My Lady or
Lady London |
| arl | The Rt Hon. The Earl of London | Dear Lord London | My Lord or
Lord London |
| ountess | The Rt Hon. The Countess of London | Dear Lady London | My Lady or
Lady London |
| iscount | The Rt Hon. The Viscount London | Dear Lord London | My Lord or
Lord London |
| iscountess | The Rt Hon. The Viscountess London | Dear Lady London | My Lady or
Lady London |
aron
Lord of Parliament | The Rt Hon. The Lord London | Dear Lord London | My Lord or
Lord London |
| aroness (in her own right) | The Rt Hon. The Baroness London or
The Rt Hon. The Lady London | Dear Baroness London or
Dear Lady London | My Lady or
Baroness London or
Lady London |
aroness (in her husband's right)
Lady of Parliament (in her or her husband's right) | The Rt Hon. The Lady London | Dear Lady London | My Lady or
Lady London |
olspan=4|Eldest sons of Dukes, Marquesses and Earls
(Eldest sons of Dukes, Marquesses and Earls use their fathers' highest secondary titles as courtesy titles. Eldest daughters do not have courtesy titles; all courtesy peeresses are wives of courtesy peers.) |
| ourtesy Marquess | Marquess of London | Dear Lord London | My Lord or
Lord London |
| ourtesy Marchioness | Marchioness of London | Dear Lady London | My Lady or
Lady London |
| ourtesy Earl | Earl of London | Dear Lord London | My Lord or
Lord London |
| ourtesy Countess | Countess of London | Dear Lady London | My Lady or
Lady London |
| ourtesy Viscount | Viscount London | Dear Lord London | My Lord or
Lord London |
| ourtesy Viscountess | Viscountess London | Dear Lady London | My Lady or
Lady London |
ourtesy Baron
Courtesy Lord of Parliament | Lord London | Dear Lord London | My Lord or
Lord London |
ourtesy Baroness
Courtesy Lady of Parliament | Lady London | Dear Lady London | My Lady or
Lady London |
olspan=4|Heirs-apparent and heirs-presumptive of Scottish Peers
(Heirs-apparent and heirs-presumptive of Scottish Peers use the titles "Master" and "Mistress"; these are substantive, not courtesy titles. If, however, the individual is the eldest son of a Duke, Marquess or Earl, then he uses the appropriate courtesy title, as noted above.) |
| cottish Peer's heir-apparent or heir-presumptive | The Master of Edinburgh | Dear Mr Smith | Mr Smith |
| cottish Peer's heiress-apparent or heiress-presumptive | The Mistress of Edinburgh | Dear Miss Smith | Miss Smith |
| olspan=4|Sons of peers |
uke's younger son
Marquess's younger son | The Lord John Smith | Dear Lord John | Lord John |
uke's younger son's wife
Marquess's younger son's wife | The Lady John Smith | Dear Lady John | Lady John |
arl's younger son
Viscount's son
Baron's son
Lord of Parliament's son | The Hon. John Smith | Dear Mr Smith | Mr Smith |
arl's younger son's wife
Viscount's son's wife
Baron's son's wife
Lord of Parliament's son's wife | The Hon. Mrs John Smith | Dear Mrs Smith | Mrs Smith |
olspan=4|Daughters of Peers
(If a Peer's daughter marries another Peer or courtesy Peer, she takes her husband's rank. If she marries anyone else, she keeps her rank and title, using her husband's surname instead of her maiden name.) |
uke's daughter
Marquess's daughter
Earl's daughter
(unmarried or married to a commoner) | The Lady Mary Smith | Dear Lady Mary | Lady Mary |
iscount's daughter
Baron's daughter
Lord of Parliament's daughter
(unmarried) | The Hon. Mary Smith | Dear Miss Smith | Miss Smith |
iscount's daughter
Baron's daughter
Lord of Parliament's daughter
(married to a commoner) | The Hon. Mrs Smith | Dear Mrs Smith | Mrs Smith |
olspan=4| Gentry |
| olspan=4|Baronets |
| aronet | Sir John Smith, Bt | Dear Sir John Smith | Sir John |
| aronetess in her own right | Dame Mary Smith, Btss | Dear Dame Mary Smith | Dame Mary |
| aronet's wife | Lady Smith | Dear Lady Smith | Lady Smith |
| olspan=4|Knights |
| night (of any Order) | Sir John Smith | Dear Sir John Smith | Sir John |
| ady (of the Order of the Garter or the Thistle) | Lady Mary Smith | Dear Lady Mary Smith | Lady Mary |
| ame (of an Order other than the Garter or the Thistle) | Dame Mary Smith | Dear Dame Mary Smith | Dame Mary |
| night's wife | Lady Smith | Dear Lady Smith | Lady Smith |
| olspan=4|Scottish Feudal Barons, Lairds and Chiefs |
| eudal Baron | John Smith of Edinburgh or
The Baron of Edinburgh | Dear Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| aird | John Smith of Edinburgh or
The Laird of Edinburgh | Dear Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| hief | John Smith of Edinburgh or
The Smith of Edinburgh | Dear Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
eudal Baroness
Lady
Female Chief
Chief's wife | Madam Smith of Edinburgh or
Lady Edinburgh | Dear Madam Smith of Edinburgh or
Dear Lady Edinburgh | Madam Edinburgh or
Lady Edinburgh |
eudal Baron's heir-apparent
Laird's heir-apparent
Chief's heir-apparent | John Smith of Edinburgh, younger or
John Smith, younger of Edinburgh | Dear Younger of Edinburgh or
Dear Young Edinburgh | Younger of Edinburgh or
Young Edinburgh |
eudal Baron's heir-apparent's wife
Laird's heir-apparent's wife
Chief's heir-apparent's wife | Mrs Smith of Edinburgh, younger | Dear Mrs Edinburgh | Mrs Edinburgh |
eudal Baron's eldest daughter
Laird's eldest daughter
Chief's eldest daughter | The Maid of Edinburgh or
Mary Smith, Maid of Edinburgh or
Miss Smith of Edinburgh | Dear Miss Smith of Edinburgh | Miss Smith of Edinburgh |
olspan=4| Clergy |
| olspan=4|Church of England |
| rchbishop | The Most Rev. and Rt Hon. The Lord Archbishop of London | Dear Archbishop | Your Grace or
Archbishop |
| iocesan Bishop | The Rt Rev. The Lord Bishop of London | Dear Bishop | Bishop |
| ishop | The Rt Rev. The Bishop of London | Dear Bishop | Bishop |
| ean | The Very Rev. The Dean of London | Dear Dean | Dean |
| rovost | The Very Rev. The Provost of London | Dear Provost | Provost |
| rchdeacon | The Ven. The Archdeacon of London | Dear Archdeacon | Archdeacon |
| anon | The Rev. John Smith | Dear Canon | Canon |
icar
Rector | The Rev. John Smith | Dear Mr Smith or
Dear Father Smith | Mr Smith or
Father Smith |
| olspan=4|Church of Scotland |
| ord High Commissioner to the General Assembly | His Grace The Lord High Commissioner | Your Grace | Your Grace |
| lergy | The Rev. John Smith | Dear Mr Smith or Dear Father Smith | Mr Smith or
Father Smith |