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Etiquette Question For Our Cousins...
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:20 am
by 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
Re: Etiquette Question For Our Cousins...
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:17 pm
by 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.
Re: Etiquette Question For Our Cousins...
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:30 am
by Zen9
Would tend to say X served the Crown for Y years and maybe state it spanned two monarchs.
Re: Etiquette Question For Our Cousins...
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:06 pm
by 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.
Re: Etiquette Question For Our Cousins...
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:02 pm
by 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.
Re: Etiquette Question For Our Cousins...
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:54 am
by DaveAAA
Zen9 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:30 am
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.