His Excellency

His Excellency

His Excellency may refer to:
* Excellency, an honorific style given to certain holders of high-ranking offices of state or influential organizations such as a Bishop, Archbishop, President, Ambassador or Prime Minister.
* His Excellency (opera), a comic opera by W. S. Gilbert and F. Osmond Carr
* His Excellency (book), a book about George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis
* His Excellency (film), a 1951 British film.


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