Possessive pronoun for royalty/nobility
How do I substitute possessive pronouns his/hers/theirs/[name]'s for a royalty/nobility?
Example sentence: Is this Queen Anne's phone? Yes, it is ....
But I don't want to use "Queen Anne's" in the response.
Solution 1:
You could answer
Yes, it is her Majesty's.
Majesty is used for monarchs. The 's genitive of Majesty is commonly met with in expressions such as:
- Her Majesty's Theatre
- At Her Majesty's pleasure
- Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO)
Like any possessive pronoun, her Majesty's can be used without the noun that refers to the object possessed.