Table of Titles to be used in Canada<\/a>, the lieutenant governor is entitled to be addressed as \u201cHer Honour\u201d or \u201cHis Honour\u201d while in office, and is styled \u201cthe Honourable\u201d for life. Therefore, the full title of the current Lieutenant Governor is Her Honour the Honourable Edith Dumont.<\/p>\nIn conversation, one traditionally addresses the lieutenant governor as \u201cYour Honour\u201d initially, and subsequently as \u201cMa\u2019am\u201d or \u201cSir.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pronunciation of \u201cLieutenant\u201d<\/h3>\n
In Canadian English, lieutenant is pronounced \/l\u025bf\u2019t\u025bn\u0259nt\/ (the first syllable as \u201cleft\u201d). This pronunciation is regarded as standard and is typical throughout the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n
While the variant \/lu\u2019t\u025bn\u0259nt\/ (first syllable rhyming with \u201cdo\u201d) is heard from time to time, it is regarded by many to be an Americanism and is discouraged. Both pronunciations are attested from the 14th century, though the origins of the difference remain unknown.<\/p>\n
Viceregal Salute<\/h3>\n
The Salute to the Lieutenant Governor (often known as the Viceregal Salute) is a musical greeting performed in the presence of The King\u2019s representative as a mark of respect. The audience does not sing when the salute is played. Approved by Queen Elizabeth II in 1968, it consists of the first six bars of the royal anthem, \u201cGod Save The King,\u201d followed by a short version (the first four bars and the last four bars) of the national anthem, \u201cO Canada.\u201d Pipe bands customarily play the song \u201cMallorca\u201d instead.<\/p>\n