Etiquette Question For Our Cousins...

[MikeKozlowski]

....If I'm speaking to someone whose service spanned the reigns of both Elizabeth II and Charles III, is it appropriate to say "you served under Their Majesties" ? Not sure if that sounds absolutely correct.

Mike

[RJGFox]

Depends on the context, of course, but "XYZ served under two monarchs..." or "XYZ served as XYZ under both Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III" is the formulation I would most likely use.

[Zen9]

Would tend to say X served the Crown for Y years and maybe state it spanned two monarchs.

[Craiglxviii]

“Their Majesties” would imply a King & Queen together eg Charles III & Camilla.

I would say, I served under HM Queen Elizabeth II and HM King Charles III.

[Pdf27]

What's the context? Given the change-over is still so recent it's kind of assumed that this will have happened to nearly everyone so wouldn't normally be stated.

[DaveAAA]

Would tend to say X served the Crown for Y years and maybe state it spanned two monarchs.

That would tend to be how it would be put here. More likely it would be "I was in the Forces/Ministry of x/whatever for y years". One might also say something like "When I ws in, [Name} was Prime Minister.