His Majesty

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royal style style of address

His Majesty is the formal style of address used for a reigning male British monarch.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
His Majesty The King	5
His Majesty the King	3
Sovereign	2
the Sovereign	2
Hans Majestet Kongen	1
The Sovereign	1
The Sovereign of the United Kingdom	1
the King	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	royal style ⓘ style of address ⓘ
abbreviation	HM ⓘ
appliesToTitle	King ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution	British royal family ⓘ surface form: the British monarchy the Crown ⓘ
belongsToCategory	forms of address ⓘ honorifics in the United Kingdom ⓘ monarchical terminology ⓘ
conditionOfUse	replaced by Her Majesty when the monarch is female ⓘ used only when the monarch is male ⓘ
correspondingFemaleForm	Her Majesty ⓘ
formalityLevel	formal ⓘ
genderSpecification	male ⓘ
historicalContinuity	has been used for multiple British kings over centuries ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalUsage	appears in the formal titles of courts and institutions ⓘ
mutuallyExclusiveWith	Her Majesty for the same monarch at the same time ⓘ
precedesName	the name of the reigning king ⓘ
usedBy	armed forces ⓘ courts ⓘ diplomatic services ⓘ government officials ⓘ
usedFor	addressing a reigning male British monarch ⓘ
usedIn	Commonwealth realms ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
usedInContext	ceremonial occasions ⓘ oaths of allegiance ⓘ official documents ⓘ proclamations ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) → containsPart → His Majesty ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Sovereign

Her Majesty → correspondsToMaleForm → His Majesty ⓘ

HM → hasGenderedForm → His Majesty ⓘ

Maharaja → hasHonorificForm → His Majesty ⓘ

King of the Netherlands → hasTitleStyle → His Majesty ⓘ

Most Exalted Order of the Star of India → headTitle → His Majesty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign

Order of St Michael and St George → headTitle → His Majesty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign

Prince Charles → honorificPrefix → His Majesty ⓘ

Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter → membershipIncludes → His Majesty ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Sovereign

Dean and Canons of Windsor → reportsTo → His Majesty ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Sovereign of the United Kingdom

Private Secretary’s Office → reportsTo → His Majesty ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Sovereign

British Crown → representedBy → His Majesty ⓘ

this entity surface form: the King

Crown in right of the United Kingdom → representedBy → His Majesty ⓘ

this entity surface form: His Majesty the King

HM → standsFor → His Majesty ⓘ

Charles II of England → style → His Majesty ⓘ

Edward III of England → style → His Majesty ⓘ

Edward VII → style → His Majesty ⓘ

Edward VIII → style → His Majesty ⓘ