Some governors-general are considered de facto heads of state because, though not the de jure 70-270 (juridical or legal) head of state, in practice they function like a head of state in most or all jurisdictions.
In diplomatic situations, governors-general, if treated as de facto heads of state, are sometimes 70-284 accorded a status akin to a head of state, but that is by tradition and on a case by case and person by person basis, not automatic. At state banquets, for example, toasts are made to the head of state (e.g. "Her Majesty the Queen of Australia"), never to a governor-general,70-291 except insofar as a personal toast may be proposed subsequently to "Governor-General and Mrs. Smith" as hosts of, or guests at, the banquet. Similarly, letters of credence may contain the name of the head of state, not the governor-general, even if it is the latter who signs and receives them.
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