Anyone know the protocol of addressing a knight in a letter?

Question

For example, does one write "Dear Sir Richard Branson", "Sir Richard", "Dear Sir Richard" etc. Any ideas?

Answer 1

To Sir Richard Branson,
Address

Dear Sir Richard

--That Cheeky Lad...

Answer 2

Dear Sir Richard.

Answer 3

Just write Dear Richard and put Sir Richard Branson above his address on the letter, and also on the envelope. Finish with "yours sincerely".

Answer 4

The correct answer is dependent on how well you know the recipient of your letter.
If you have met before and are already on first name terms then it's Dear Sir Richard,otherwise Dear Sir Richard Branson.
The Sir is always included out of respect for the title

Answer 5

While I am not sure I think you do address their whole name as you did for the first example. "Dear Sir Richard Branson" but "Dear Sir Richard" could work too.


Don't listen to "tomo" manners back then was really almost non-existant. There were slaves, killings...etc...well not much seems to have changed in the time passed but eh. Come to think of it was there even mail back then? Anyways I have done this for a class some time back so I will assume thats what you are doing it for.

Answer 6

Dear Sir.

Answer 7

you mean a French letter? erm...first of all, they are called condoms nowadays (the letters) and so let's rephrase the question ...how does one address a knight in a condom?

I guess you would need to know if the knight in question treats his Man Friday as a gentleman - in which case of course you might be well advised to address the lettered entity as Sir Dick (or some might think Sir Richard is more appropriate)...Sir John, Sir Jack (Off) Gloucestershire (as the case may be), etc etc

Answer 8

Just write 'Dear sir' because the knight's address would have been at the to right hand Conner of the letter. I am so confident of this because I use to write formal letters to people in high places.

Answer 9

put the name and address (of recieveee) on left of paper and write dear sir
or dear richard, (thats what i'd write

Answer 10

for starters for a letter to anyone never ever start the letter with a first name or mr or mrs unless you know them personally.. very impolite

always start with
Dear Sir/Madam,

and finish with

Yours Faithfully