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9th November 10, 03:46 AM
#21
 Originally Posted by xena
But, you know what, maybe you're right. I'll stop 'arguing' and the rest of you can carry on with your incorrect recollections and guesses. I quit.
Xena don't give up too soon. Here is a link from the Canadian Heritage website which clearly states HM. I'm sure it's more accurate than historical fiction half-hour TV show from the '60's.
Frank
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9th November 10, 11:06 AM
#22
Don't give up so easily Xena - you are correct. 
I googled the style of referring to the Queen for Canada, Australia and New Zealand and nowhere is "Royal Majesty" used.
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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10th November 10, 04:00 AM
#23
Wasn't Napoleon I known as Royal Majesty? - that might have put off the use of the title.
I think the title was used by some heads of empire, but our Queen Victoria and the following Georges and Edwards were addressed as your majesty, despite having queen emperess and king emperors as part of their job description.
Anne the Pleater :ootd:
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10th November 10, 04:52 AM
#24
In an Empire the normal style would be "His or Her Imperial Majesty". This would include Napoléon.
The only part of the former British Empire to which a Monarch was ascribed as being an Emperor or Empress of was India between Queen Victoria being awarded the title by Disraeli in 1876 and the granting of Independence under George VI in1947/48.
The use of "Imperial Majesty" would this have been limited to India though it was probably rarely or never used. They could sign letters etc with "R.I" (Rex/Regina Imperator/Imperatrix) and coins in Britain and the Empire carried the words "Ind Imp" (a Latin abbreviation ).
Although there were ships that bore such names as Empress of Ireland, Empress of Canada etc., these titles were never a reality.
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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10th November 10, 07:15 AM
#25
Napoleon I was Emperor of France and King of Italy - but the title he used was - I think - imperial and royal majesty.
Franz Joseph I of Austria used as his title imperial and royal apostolic majesty - and so did his wife the Empress Elizabeth.
Perhaps the English tendency to a response of 'ho ho with knobs on' to any overly florid, big hat with feathers in type of title is the reason for the simpler his or her majesty of the British monarchy.
Anne the Pleater :ootd:
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