HRE The Prince Chief Commissioner

His Royal Excellency the Prince Chief Commissioner is head of government and head of the princely tribal state of Aarsiisii. 

As head of state, he represents the member-citizens of the Principality Tribe and is the symbolic embodiment of the state itself and ensures the integrity and sovereignty of the state. As head of government, he decides upon and appoints the portfolios and duties of the government Minister-Advisors and chairs meetings of the government.

All laws and amendments of laws must be approved by the Prince Chief Commissioner in order to come into effect, and all Commissions of Officers and Youth Justice Councillors of the Ranger Cadet Combined Corps must be approved and signed to under his hand in order to be substantive.

As head of the state religion, Aarsiisism, the Prince Chief Commissioner is also responsible for ordaining Aarsiisism clergy after they have first been trained and ordained as Ministers of Religion of the Temple of the Tao of Christ and have undergone basic Ranger Cadet Recruit training.

The current Prince Chief Commissioner is His Royal Excellency Dr. Chase Albert Neil. Learn more about HRE Chase Neil here, here and here/here.

Protocols Related to the Prince Chief Commissioner

The Prince Chief Commissioner should be styled as "Your Royal Excellency" when being spoken to directly, and if both him and his spouse are present and being spoken to, they should be styled as "Your Royal Excellencies." When either person is being spoken about outside of their presence, they should be styled "His Royal Excellency" or "Her Royal Excellency" respectively, or as "Their Royal Excellencies" when referring to both.

The formal style of address for the Prince Chief Commissioner is:

Either:

1) His Royal Excellency Commissioner the Reverend Doctor Chase Neil, Prince Chief Commissioner of the Principality Tribe of Aarsiisii (more formal),

Or:

2) His Royal Excellency Prince Chief Commissioner  the Reverend Doctor Chase Neil of the Principality Tribe of Aarsiisii (less formal).

When writing to the Prince Chief Commissioner, the address on your correspondence should be:

His Royal Excellency Rev. Dr. Chase Neil, DBA, NMD Adv. Dip., B.MSc

Prince Chief Commissioner 

Principality Tribe of Aarsiisii 

Geddes Town 

Free Hill P.O.

St. Mary

Jamaica

JMBMY11 

The salutation in your letter would be:

Your Royal Excellency

In his capacity as Prince-Knight Grandmaster of the Order of the Temple and the Corps, the correspondence should read:

His Royal Excellency and Chivalric Highness Prince Sir Dr Chase Neil, DBA, NMD Adv. Dip., B.MSc, PKTC, KDTC, DChiv.

Prince-Knight Grandmaster, the Paramilitary Spiritual Princely Order of the Temple and the Corps,

Prince Chief Commissioner, Principality Tribe of Aarsiisii 

Geddes Town 

Free Hill P.O.

St. Mary

Jamaica

JMBMY11 

The salutation in your letter would be:

Your Royal Excellency and Chivalric Highness

The style of address for the spouse of the Prince Chief Commissioner would be:

Either:

Her Royal Excellency First Princess Lady Neil

Or:

Her Royal Excellency Lady Neil, First Princess of the Principality Tribe of Aarsiisii 

Or (given that she is a Lady in her own right, as a Lady of Sealand):

Her Royal Excellency First Princess Lady Christine is acceptable.

Order of Precedence

On the Global Stage/Internationally:

The Prince Chief Commissioner would rank equally with any other member of state and would therefore rank or take precedence either alphabetically, or according to the date of joining the organization or function/role in the international meeting's/organization's hierarchical structure, or by whatever means such international/transnational forum/meeting or organization ranks its members.

In Jamaica:

In Jamaica, whenever attending Jamaican ceremonial or civic events or conferencing on matters concerning Jamaica, the Prince Chief Commissioner ranks and takes precedence immediately after the Custodes of parishes, therefore ranking thus: (in red):

1. Governor-General

2. Prime Minister

3. Deputy Prime Minister,

Leader of the Opposition 

4. Members of the Cabinet,

President of the Senate,

Speaker of the House of Representatives 

5. Former Governors General,

Former Prime Ministers

6. Chief Justice,

President of the Court of Appeal

7. Ministers of State

8. President of Jamaica Council of Churches 

9. Widows/Widowers of National Heroes

10. Attorney General 

11. Cabinet Secretary (Head of the Civil Service)

12. Head of the Foreign Service

13. Members of the Privy Council 

14. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives,

Parliamentary Secretaries    

15. Members of the Senate,

Members of the House of Representatives 

16. Judges of the Court of Appeal,

Judges of the Supreme Court 

17. Chairman of the Public Services Commission,

Financial Secretary,

Permanent Secretaries,

Solicitor General,

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica,

Auditor General,

Director of Public Prosecutions 

18. Chief of Defence Staff - Jamaica Defence Force,

Commissioner of Police

19. Mayors and Chairmen of Municipal Corporations - (except for municipal occasions, when they take precedence immediately after the Prime Minister)

20. Custodes of Parishes, - (except on formal occasions [other than municipal occasions] in their own parishes when they take precedence as representatives of the Governor General),

Prince Chief Commissioner of the Principality Tribe of Aarsiisii 

21. Chief of State Protocol,

Resident Representative/Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Development Programme,

Heads of Offices of International Organizations,

Consuls-General,

Members of the Consular Corps

22. Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies,

President of the University of Technology 

23. Chairmen of political parties having representation in Parliament,

General Secretaries of political parties having representation in Parliament

24. Holders of Jamaican National Honours

• Order of Merit

• Order of Jamaica