List of post-nominal letters, List of post-nominal letters - Australia, List of post-nominal letters - Canada, List of post-nominal letters - Hong Kong, List of post-nominal letters - New Zealand, List of post-nominal letters - The United Kingdom, Suffix (name), Pre-nominal letters
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[1] Currently there are no living Canadians permitted to utilize the postnominal letters "V.C.". Since its creation in 1993 the Canadian Victoria Cross has yet to be issued and Canada's last living recipient of the Imperial Victoria Cross, Smokey Smith, died in 2005.
[2] French Canadian Privy Councilor's utilize the postnominal letters "C.P." rather than the anglophone "P.C.". There are several other cases of this in Canada such as French Canadian Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada use the letters "MSRC" instead of "FRSC". In prac ...
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[1] The letters "PC" are used only by peers. For other Privy Counsellors, "Rt. Hon." before the name suffices. The distinction is caused because peers may already hold the title "Rt. Hon." while not being a Privy Counsellor, while the same cannot be said of commoners.
[2] Esquire (or Esq. as a suffix) is now commonly used in the UK in place of the prefix Mr. in formal address, according to the "Dictionary of Genealogy" it has no real meaning. In the US it is considered in many places only to be used for lawyers.
[3] The exact post-nominal for university de ...
[1] Those individuals who received British Honours prior to the handover may continue to wear the order and/or use the related post-nominal letters, however, these are not officially recognized by the Government of Hong Kong.
[2] Senior Cousel is a replacement for the Queen's Counsel. Those individuals who had acheived the status of QC may continue to employ the letters in additions to JP.
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[1] Originally the New Zealand Order of Merit, which was created to replace the Imperial Order of the British Empire was an order of chivalry and the two highest levels bestowed Knight and Dame status upon the recipient. These were abolished by Prime Minister Helen Clark in 2001 and replaced by the level of Principle Companion and Distinguished Companion. Those New Zealander's who were created a Knight or Dame under the old system are still permitted to style themselves "Si ...
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[1] Awarding of the Imperial Victoria Cross to Australian citizens ended when the Australian Victoria Cross was created part of the Australian Honour Sytem in 1991. Since that time it has yet to be awarded. Of the 96 Australians awarded the Victoria Cross there are two living : Edward Kenna and Keith Payne.
[2] The Knight & Dame level of the Order of Australia was abolished in 1986. Those who were awarded this rank are sti ...
