I'm not sure which section of Mumsnet to put this, so thought I'd try several boards where I might find some knowledgeable people.
I need to write a letter to someone who has the title "honourable" before their name - e.g. The Hon. Peter Jones. We do not know each other.
Does anyone know the correct way to address the envelope and the opening/closing salutations? I'd rather err on the side of formality at this stage.
This is what I am thinking:
Address envelope as:
The Hon. Peter Jones
X Street
Y Town
Z Postcode
Opening salutation - Dear Sir (I don't want to go with Dear Mr Jones, but Dear Sir Jones isn't right either as the person isn't actually a Sir)
Closing salutation - ???
Yours sincerely (but this is usually used when you've started with Dear Mr/Ms X).
Yours faithfully (usually used when you start Dear sir/madam so this works if I start Dear Sir, except that I DO know the name of the person I'm writing to).
Unfortunately, much Googling hasn't helped! If anyone knows the answer (even better if you could point me to a reference which gives the "proper" way of doing this) that would be great.