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Originally Posted by Sean.~
I maintain that she is not correctly styled Her Royal Majesty. One never addresses her as such. She is correctly Her Majesty or Her Britanic Majesty. Just like the King of Spain is His Catholic Majesty and the Emperor of Austria was his Apostolic Majesty. If she was properly styled Her Royal Majesty her initials would be HRM (like HRH for Royal Highness). They are not. They are HM. I've just checked in all of the Gothas going back to 1867 as well as Burkes Peerage.
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Correct. Her Most Gracious Majesty is also used, and has been since at least the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. I believe the prefix: Her/His Majesty is considered to be the conventional short-form.
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Thy choicest gifts in store, on her be pleased to pour, long may she reign. May she defend our laws, and ever give us cause, to sing with heart and voice, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
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