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The Most Honourable – In Jamaica, governors-general, as well as their spouses, are entitled to be styled "The Most Honourable" upon receipt of the Jamaican Order of the Nation. [29] Prime ministers and their spouses are also styled this way upon receipt of the Order of the Nation, which is only given to Jamaican governors-general and prime ...
Oral address King: HM The King "Your Majesty" "Your Majesty", and thereafter as "Sir" Queen: HM The Queen "Your Majesty" "Your Majesty", and thereafter as "Ma'am" Governor-General [1] His/Her Excellency the Honourable, Governor-General e.g. His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
The governor general of Canada (French: gouverneure générale du Canada) [n 1] is the federal representative of the Canadian monarch, currently King Charles III. The king or queen of Canada is also monarch and head of state of 14 other Commonwealth realms and lives in the United Kingdom.
Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general [note 1] (plural governors general), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy to represent the monarch of a personal union in any sovereign state over which the monarch does not ...
Furthermore, authority for considering these recommendations was now delegated to the Governor-General, rather than the monarch. [41] The rules were amended again in 2010, granting the title of The Right Honourable for life to sitting and future Governors-General, Prime Ministers, Speakers of the House of Representatives, and Chief Justices. [43]
Governor-General Quentin Bryce with Queen Elizabeth II, 2011. While the governor-general is the monarch's representative, as provided by section 2 of the Constitution, [78] the powers they exercise are solely granted by the Constitution. [79]
The governor-general is formally appointed by the monarch of the Bahamas. When a new governor-general is to be appointed, the prime minister recommends a name to the monarch, who by convention accepts that recommendation. [2] At the installation ceremony, the new governor-general takes oaths of allegiance and of office.
For example, in the case of Australia, all ambassadors, high commissioners, state governors and the governor-general and their spouses are entitled to the use of Excellency. Governors of colonies in the British Empire were entitled to be addressed as Excellency and this remains the position for the governors of what are now known as British ...