Editing Privy Council (United Kingdom) (section)

====Members from other Commonwealth realms====

Although the Privy Council is primarily a British institution, officials from some other [[Commonwealth realm]]s are also appointed.<ref name="gay-p3"/> By 2000, the most notable instance was New Zealand, whose [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|prime minister]], senior politicians, [[Chief Justice of New Zealand|chief justice]] and Court of Appeal justices were traditionally appointed privy counsellors.<ref name="nz-pc">{{cite web |url=http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/honourable_privycouncil.html |title=The title 'The Honourable' and the Privy Council |work=New Zealand Honours |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=3 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703221643/http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/honourable_privycouncil.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=3 July 2008}}</ref> However, appointments of New Zealand members have since been discontinued. The prime minister, the [[Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives|speaker]], the [[Governor-General of New Zealand|governor-general]] and the chief justice are still accorded the [[style (manner of address)|style]] ''[[Right Honourable]]'', but without membership of the Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/rthon.html |title=DPMC—New Zealand Honours: The Right Honourable |publisher=New Zealand Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |year=2010 |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513234624/http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/rthon.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=13 May 2011 }}</ref> Until the late 20th century, the prime ministers and chief justices of Canada and Australia were also appointed privy counsellors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sencanada.ca/en/Content/Sen/chamber/362/orderpaper/ord-e |title=Order Paper and Notice Paper, 20&nbsp;October 2000 |publisher=Senate of Canada |year=2000 |access-date=12 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925142356/https://sencanada.ca/en/Content/Sen/chamber/362/orderpaper/ord-e |archive-date=25 September 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/foa-com-judges.htm |title=Commonwealth Judges |work=Forms of address |publisher=Ministry of Justice |year=2008 |access-date=12 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829153353/http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/foa-com-judges.htm <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=29 August 2008}}</ref> Canada also has its own Privy Council, the [[King's Privy Council for Canada]] (''see'' [[#Other councils|below]]). Prime ministers of some other Commonwealth countries that retain the King as their sovereign continue to be sworn of the Council.<ref name="gay-p3"/>