Editing Excellency (section)

=== Heads of state and government ===
In most [[republic]]an [[nation state]]s, the [[head of state]] is formally referred to as ''His'' or ''Her Excellency''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.pravda.com.ua/authors/leschenko/5047cb4f8f5fa/ |title=Три привітання для Януковича |trans-title=Three greetings for Yanukovych |publisher=Blogs.pravda.com.ua |date= 5 September 2012 |author=Сергій Лещенко |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419023005/https://blogs.pravda.com.ua/authors/leschenko/5047cb4f8f5fa/ |archive-date= Apr 19, 2023 }}</ref>

If a republic has a separate [[head of government]], that official is almost always addressed as ''Excellency'' as well. If the nation is a [[monarchy]], however, the customs may vary. For example, in the case of Australia, all ambassadors, high commissioners, state governors and the governor-general and their spouses are entitled to the use of Excellency.

Governors of colonies in the [[British Empire]] were entitled to be addressed as ''Excellency'' and this remains the position for the governors of what are now known as [[British Overseas Territories]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Running the Show: Governors of the British Empire|last1=Williams|first1=Stephanie|publisher=Viking|year=2011|isbn=978-0-670-91804-1}}<!--| access-date = 2011-09-30 --></ref>