The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (abbreviated "The Rt. Hon.", "The Rt Hon", or "The Right Hon.") is an honorific prefix which, in local contexts, is traditionally applied to certain classes of people in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms.

Entitlement

People entitled to the prefix in a personal capacity are:

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• Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and the Privy Council of Northern Ireland;
• Barons, viscounts and earls (marquesses are "The Most Honourable" and dukes are "The Most Noble" or "His Grace", and, if Privy Councillors, retain these higher styles); and
• The holders of certain offices of state in some Commonwealth realms (e.g. the Governor General, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of Canada).

In order to differentiate peers who are Privy Counsellors from those who are not, sometimes the suffix PC is added to the title.

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In addition some people are entitled to the prefix in an official capacity, i.e. the prefix is added to the name of the office, but not the name of the person:

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• The Lord Mayors of London, Dublin, Cardiff, Belfast, York and Bristol; and of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Hobart; and
• The Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

All other Lord Mayors and Lord Provosts are "The Right Worshipful".

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