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'''Highness''' (''[[His]]/[[Her]] Highness'', oral address ''Your Highness'') was a form of address. In the context of [[royalty]], the style was [[Royal Highness]].
'''Highness''' (''[[His]]/[[Her]] Highness'', oral address ''Your Highness'') was a form of address. In the context of [[royalty]], the style was [[Royal Highness]].


==On Earth==
== On Earth ==
The [[Fifth Doctor]] addressed [[Princess]] [[Villagra]] as "Your Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')
The [[Fifth Doctor]] addressed [[Princess]] [[Villagra]] as "Your Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')


Princess [[Joanna (The Crusade)|Joanna]] of [[England]] was addressed as "Your Highness". Contemporaneously, [[William des Preaux]] addressed [[Saladin]] as "Your Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'')
Princess [[Joanna (The Crusade)|Joanna]] of [[England]] was addressed as "Your Highness". Contemporaneously, [[William des Preaux]] addressed [[Saladin]] as "Your Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'')


Princess [[Marguerite]], [[bride]] of [[Prince]] [[Henri of Navarre]], was refered to as "Her Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'')
Princess [[Marguerite]], [[bride]] of [[Prince]] [[Henri of Navarre]], was referred to as "Her Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'')


[[Tongzhi]] of [[China]] was refered to by [[George Litefoot]] as "His Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
[[Tongzhi]] of [[China]] was referred to by [[George Litefoot]] as "His Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')


In an [[Alternate timeline (The Death of Captain Jack)|alternate timeline]], the [[King]] [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] was mistakenly addressed as "Your Highness" by [[Rhys Williams]], clarifying that was correctly refered to as [[Majesty]] while Highness was used for [[prince]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'')
In an [[Alternate timeline (The Death of Captain Jack)|alternate timeline]], the [[King]] [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] was mistakenly addressed as "Your Highness" by [[Rhys Williams]], clarifying that was correctly referred to as [[Majesty]] while Highness was used for [[prince]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'')


==Elsewhere==
== Elsewhere ==
In the [[Land of Fiction]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] addressed [[Rapunzel]] as "Your Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'')
In the [[Land of Fiction]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] addressed [[Rapunzel]] as "Your Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'')


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[[Graff Vynda-K]] was addressed as "Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'')
[[Graff Vynda-K]] was addressed as "Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'')


[[Prince]] [[Reynart]], first in line to the [[throne]] of [[Tara]], was addressed as "Highness" and "Royal Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'')
[[Prince]] [[Reynart]], first in line to the [[throne]] of [[Tara (planet)|Tara]], was addressed as "Highness" and "Royal Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'')


[[Princess]] [[Astra]] of [[Atrios]] was addressed as "Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
[[Princess]] [[Astra of Atrios]] was addressed as "Highness". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')


[[Highness (The Human Factor)|Highness]] was the leader of [[Guria]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Human Factor (audio story)|The Human Factor]]'')
[[Highness (The Human Factor)|Highness]] was the leader of [[Guria]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Human Factor (audio story)|The Human Factor]]'')
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[[Charlie Smith]], the last [[Prince]] of [[Rhodia]], was addressed as "Your Highness" by [[Andrea Quill]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
[[Charlie Smith]], the last [[Prince]] of [[Rhodia]], was addressed as "Your Highness" by [[Andrea Quill]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')


==Behind the scenes==
== Behind the scenes ==
*In [[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'', [[Speedwell]] sarcastically addressed the [[Seventh Doctor]] as "Your Highness".
* In [[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'', [[Speedwell]] sarcastically addressed the [[Seventh Doctor]] as "Your Highness".
 
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Latest revision as of 06:13, 6 February 2021

Highness

Highness (His/Her Highness, oral address Your Highness) was a form of address. In the context of royalty, the style was Royal Highness.

On Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fifth Doctor addressed Princess Villagra as "Your Highness". (TV: Four to Doomsday)

Princess Joanna of England was addressed as "Your Highness". Contemporaneously, William des Preaux addressed Saladin as "Your Highness". (TV: The Crusade)

Princess Marguerite, bride of Prince Henri of Navarre, was referred to as "Her Highness". (TV: The Massacre)

Tongzhi of China was referred to by George Litefoot as "His Highness". (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)

In an alternate timeline, the King John Hart was mistakenly addressed as "Your Highness" by Rhys Williams, clarifying that was correctly referred to as Majesty while Highness was used for princes. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)

Elsewhere[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the Land of Fiction, Jamie McCrimmon addressed Rapunzel as "Your Highness". (TV: The Mind Robber)

The Draconian prince was addressed as "Highness" and "Royal Highness". (TV: Frontier in Space)

Graff Vynda-K was addressed as "Highness". (TV: The Ribos Operation)

Prince Reynart, first in line to the throne of Tara, was addressed as "Highness" and "Royal Highness". (TV: The Androids of Tara)

Princess Astra of Atrios was addressed as "Highness". (TV: The Armageddon Factor)

Highness was the leader of Guria. (AUDIO: The Human Factor)

Charlie Smith, the last Prince of Rhodia, was addressed as "Your Highness" by Andrea Quill. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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