The Governor General always arranges to arrive at a function on time. The established protocol is that all persons attending a function, at which the Governor-General is in attendance, are expected to arrive before and to be in their place before his/her arrival.

Failure to do so without a reasonably good excuse is regarded as a sign of disrespect to the Office of Governor-General, and ultimately to the People of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, whom he/she represents.