As provincial viceroy he hosted King George V and Queen Elizabeth at Government House during their 1939 royal visit to Canada.

The Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties.

The provincial viceroys fall in at sixteenth on the list, behind the leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition.

Over the forty years since the death of the Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707, the power of the emperor had gradually fallen into the hands of his provincial viceroys or soobedars.

No other person may use the flag; the Queen's federal representative, the governor general, possesses a unique personal flag, as does each of the monarch's provincial viceroys.

A Subahdar (provincial viceroy or governor), also called a Nazim was in-charge of the Nizamat.

The provincial viceroys have been said to be, outside of Quebec, "a focus of community ideals and a reinforcement of provincial identity."

Each of the provincial viceroys also has a representative flag, most being a blue field on which is displayed the shield of the province's arms surmounted by a crown.

The provincial viceroys of the Vijayanagar empire, the Nayaks of Madurai and Thanjavur asserted independence after the downfall of the empire.

The Canadian monarch's viceroy, the governor general, serves as the Prior and Chief Officer in Canada, while the provincial viceroys- the lieutenant governors- act as the Vice-Priors, overseeing the administration of the order in their respective province.