Originally Posted by
ThistleDown
Canadians can actually get away with referring to her as Your Grace when talking with her in person; or Your Majesty, but never Your Highness. In an informal setting Ma'am (pronounced a bit like Muum) is acceptable, too.
It should be Ma'am as in ham not Ma'am as in harm. The convention is to use "Your Majesty" once in a conversation with the Queen and "Ma'am" thereafter.
I am surprised at the usage of "Your Grace" as this is the form of address for a Duke/Duchess or an Archbishop. The highest title always takes precedence so although the Queen is Duke of Lancaster and Duchess of Edinburgh, Majesty tops Grace just as the Duke of Edinburgh is Highness which tops Grace. It would be an archaic usage for a monarch in direct address in any case though indirectly "The Queen's Grace" or "Her Gracious Majesty" were used in past times.
Originally Posted by
Beertigger
No matter your nationality, Friend Elizabeth is always acceptable, as well.
I appreciate your sentiments but I wouldn't call the President of the USA "Friend Barack" but "Mr President."
Such a familiar form of address is not acceptable in protocol for any head of state, royal or otherwise.
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