In addition, the right to style himself Highness ( Majesty, which since its Roman origin expresses the sovereign authority of the state, was denied to all " vassals "), a title of great importance in international relations, was formally restricted to rulers of relatively high salute ranks ( originally only those with 11 guns or more, later also those with nine guns ).

* Emperors and empresses enjoy ( ed ) the style of His / Her Imperial Majesty ( HIM ), the only current example is to be found in HIM Emperor Akihito of Japan.

* Kings and queens have the style of Majesty.

Although in the United Kingdom there is no strict legal or formal definition of who is or is not a member of the Royal Family, and different lists will include different people, those carrying the style Her or His Majesty ( HM ), or Her or His Royal Highness ( HRH ) are always considered members, which usually results in the application of the term to the monarch, the consort of the monarch, the widowed consorts of previous monarchs, the children of the monarch and previous monarchs, the male-line grandchildren of the monarch and previous monarchs, and the spouses and the widows of a monarch's and previous monarch's sons and male-line grandsons.

The right to use this style or title, in our view, is within the prerogative of His Majesty and he has the power to regulate it by Letters Patent generally or in particular circumstances.

As Napoleon I's eldest legitimate son, he was already constitutionally Prince Imperial and heir-apparent, but the Emperor also gave his son the style " His Majesty the King of Rome ".

She held various titles over the years that indicated her advancing rank as a favored consort until she eventually became Empress Dowager in 1933, with style of Her Imperial Majesty added in 1945.

On 13 May 2011 the Dutch parliament confirmed that when the Prince of Orange ascends the throne, Princess Máxima will take the style and title of Her Majesty The Queen of the Netherlands.

The Duke's style and title in full is: His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh, Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Canadian Forces Decoration, Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty

*" It shall be lawful for His Most Gracious Majesty by His Royal Proclamation under the Great Seal of the Realm, issued within six months after the passing of this Act, to make such alteration in the style and titles at present appertaining to the Crown as to His Majesty may seem fit ";

The chief Police Magistrate Mr Porter handed Mitchel a warrant for his committal, which affirmed that " John Mitchel ... did wilfully and feloniously compass, imagine, invent, devise, and intend to deprive and depose our most Gracious Lady the Queen, from the style, honour, and royal name of the imperial crown of the United Kingdom, and levy war against her Majesty, in order, by force and constraint, to compel her to change her measures and counsels ; and such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, and intentions, did ... express, utter and declare, by publishing certain printings in a certain news paper called The United Irishman.

While reference may be made to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the style Excellency is not used with reference to the Queen.

The Duke's current full style is Field Marshal His Royal Highness Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, Duke of Kent, Earl of Saint Andrews and Baron Downpatrick, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty.

During the reign of James VI of Scotland and I of England and Ireland, however, Majesty became the official style, to the exclusion of all others, and was then brought to North America during colonial times through usage in reference to the British monarch, who then had sovereignty over the colonies on that continent.

However, from time to time, the style will be Her Canadian Majesty so as to differentiate from foreign sovereigns.

* Hwangje ( 皇帝 황제 ), the emperor, with the style of His Imperial Majesty ( 陛下 폐하 pyeha )

* Hwanghu ( 皇后 황후 ), the empress ( consort ), with the style of Her Imperial Majesty

* Maldives — between 1965 and 1968, Muhammad Fareed Didi ruled Maldives as Jala ' ala ul-Malik (" King " and the style of " His Majesty "); previous rulers were styled: Sultan of Land and Sea and Lord of the twelve-thousand islands, holding both the Arabic title of Sultan and the more ancient Divehi title of Maha Radun or Ras Kilege

He would retain the style His Majesty and would remain a member of the royal house.

In this case, if " it is signified on behalf of Her Majesty before that date that She proposes to accede " to the request then, the style of borough could be used immediately from 1 April 1974, despite the fact that the charter would be presented only later.

* His or Her Royal Majesty, a style used by King-Emperors and their consorts as heads of imperial dynasties that were simultaneously royal

As paramount ruler, and successor to the Mughals, the British King-Emperor of India, for whom the style of Majesty was reserved, was entitled to an ' imperial ' 101-gun salute — in the European tradition also the number of guns fired to announce the birth of an heir ( male ) to the throne.

Governors-general ( and their spouses ) have the style " His / Her Excellency " during their tenure, but no style applies to former governors-general purely by virtue of their former office.

They are entitled to the style Her Excellency or His Excellency during the office-holder's term of office.

The incumbent governor is entitled to the use the style of His or Her Excellency, while in office.

Her style of dressing in simple, boyish caps contrasting with gowns that were richly embroidered with plunging décolletage that revealed the nipples, was imitated throughout Italy and at the French court.

Her glamour, style, and youthfulness made her a frequent subject for press photographers.

Her style and her skill remains a mystery as none of her work is extant.

) The style used is normally His Excellency / Her Excellency (); sometimes people may orally address the President as ' Your Excellency ' ( ), or simply ' President ' ( ).

The incumbent governor general and his or her spouse are also the only people in Canada, other than serving Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners, entitled to the use the style His or Her Excellency and the governor general is granted the additional honorific of The Right Honourable for their time in office and for life afterwards.

* Members of royal families ( princes and princesses ) generally have the style of Royal Highness, although in some royal families ( for instance, Denmark ), more junior princes and princesses only bear the style of His or Her Highness.

The full style of Elizabeth II in the United Kingdom is, " Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith ".

At the time of her death, Princess Margaret's full style was: Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Rose, Countess of Snowdon, Companion of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

Her vocals and singing style has often been compared to the contemporary English singer Kate Bush.

Use of the style His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness ( HRH ) and the titular dignity of Prince or Princess are governed by letters patent issued by George V on 30 November 1917 and published in the London Gazette on 11 December 1917.

Her sister-in-law ( born The Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott ) was given special dispensation by HM The Queen to use a similar style when she was widowed (" HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester ") despite not being a princess by birth, rather than the more usual widow's style, " HRH The Dowager Duchess of Gloucester ".

Her signature dress of large upturned hat with netting and dresses with draped panels of fabric became a distinctive personal style.

Edward married Wallis six months later, after which she was formally known as the Duchess of Windsor, without the style " Her Royal Highness ".

The present Sovereign's full style and title is " Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith ".

Her father, the Duke of Teck, had no inheritance or wealth, and carried the lower royal style of Serene Highness because his parents ' marriage was morganatic.

The Duke of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy and Prince Michael of Kent enjoy the titular dignity of Prince or Princess and the style Royal Highness as male-line grandchildren of HM King George V. However, none of their children ( being only great-grandchildren of a monarch ) have royal titles.

However, under HM The Queen's 21 August 1996 letters patent, divorced wives and widows who subsequently remarry of a Prince of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland " shall not be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness.

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Members of the Royal House hold the style of either Majesty ( HM ) or Royal Highness ( HRH ) and their birthday is an official flag flying day.