What does it mean?
2007-03-17 08:48:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
It is the traditional courteous second person form when speaking to a Duke, a Bishop or an Archbishop.
2007-03-17 09:00:32 · answer #1 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is what is known as a style.
If you have a title, there will usually be a style to go with it. If you are a KIng or a Queen, your style will be "Majesty" and people will speak to you as "Your Majesty" and refer to you as "His Majesty" or "Her Majesty". If you are an emperor you will be "His Imperial Majesty".
Grace is the Style given to a Duke or a Duchess and is also given to an Archbishop. If the person has a higher title, they may have a higher title: the Duke of Edinburgh is a Prince of the UK and the style of a prince is His Royal Highness so Philip is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and not His Grace the Duke of Edinburghh. Similarly, the Archbishop of Westminster is "His Eminence" and not "His Grace" as he is a Cradinal whiich has a higher style.
When Edward VIII abdicated he became a royal duke and so was a HRH but this style was not conferred on his wife (as they married without the permission of the crown) and the coupke were HRH The Duke of Windsor and HG The Duchess of Windsor. It may be a small matter but it was symbollic of a deep divide in the royal family and was a source of resentment for the rest of HRH's and HG's life.
2007-03-17 18:24:28 · answer #2 · answered by Adrian F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the correct way to address Dukes who are not members of the Royal Family and Archbishops. I see that another answerer has said that Bishops are addressed as "Your Grace", but this is certainly not true of Anglican or Episcopalian Bishops, who are nowadays addressed simply as "Bishop".
2007-03-17 17:26:00 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the term of address for a non-royal duke or duchess (i.e they don't have the title Royal Highness).
2007-03-17 16:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋