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1 Entitlement
2 Use of the Honorific
3 Outside the United Kingdom
3.1 Ireland
3.2 Canada
3.3 Australia
3.4 New Zealand
4 See also
5 External links
The Right Honourable (abbreviated "The Rt Hon." or "The Right Hon.") is an honorific prefix which belongs to certain classes of people in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms.

1 Entitlement

People entitled to the prefix in a personal capacity are:

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

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:

All other Lord Mayors and Lord Provosts are The Right Worshipful

The prefix is also added to the name of various corporate entities, e.g.:



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