The Lord Mayors Office

This page has information about addressing and writing to the Lord Mayor.

The Lord Mayor is always referred to as ‘The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth’ regardless of gender.

If desired, the name, preceded by Councillor may follow the office – ‘The Right Worshipful’ should always be placed before ‘The Lord Mayor’.

A Lady Mayoress (the wife or other female companion chosen by the Lord Mayor, such as a daughter) is not referred to as ‘The Right Worshipful’.

If the Lord Mayor’s companion is male, their title will be Consort.

The table below shows how to address the Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress or Consort in various situations.

Situation	Lord Mayor	Lady Mayoress	Consort
Beginning a letter	My Lord Mayor (formal) Dear Lord Mayor (social)	My Lady Mayoress (formal) Dear Lady Mayoress (social)	Address by name
Ending a letter	Yours faithfully (formal) Yours sincerely (social)	Yours faithfully (formal) Yours sincerely (social)	Yours faithfully (formal) Yours sincerely (social)
Envelope	The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth	The Lady Mayoress of Portsmouth	The Lord Mayor's Consort followed by name
Verbal address	My Lord Mayor, or Lord Mayor	My Lady Mayoress, or Lady Mayoress	Name
Description in conversation	The Lord Mayor, or the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth	My Lady Mayoress, or Lady Mayoress of Portsmouth	The Lord Mayor's Consort or name