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   What does God Save the Queen mean?

   • The word “Queen” or “King” is used when appropriate. When Prince Charles becomes King, the lyrics will be changed to “God save our gracious King!” God Save the Queen in its current form dates back to the eighteenth century and became England ’s - and Britain’s -national anthem at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

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   Is God Save the Queen a national anthem?

   • God Save the Queen has been a national anthem since the early 19th century. As the Queen ’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations draw near, it’s time to familiarise ourselves with a particular song that is sure to be sung up and down the country –God Save the Queen.

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   Is God Save the king a national anthem?

   • " God Save the King " (alternatively " God Save the Queen " when the British monarch is female) is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, one of two national anthems of New Zealand, and the royal anthem of the Isle of Man , Canada and some other Commonwealth realms.

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   Where did God Save the Queen come from?

   • Deutsche Fotothek. Public Domain. The origins of “God Save the Queen” are lost in obscurity, but there is no doubt whatever that the words and the tune, as we know them today, suddenly became widely popular in September, 1745. In that month, demonstrations of loyalty to the reigning house were in special demand.

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   What anthem ends with God Save the Queen?

   • From the Accession of Queen Elizabeth, Royal Proclamations end with “God Save the Queen.” Several other ideas in the anthem, such as “Scatter Our Enemies” and “Confound Their Devices” were often employed in loyal prayers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries for the Sovereign and the State.

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   Why did William IV sing God Save the Queen?

   • It was sung for the first time at a Coronation for the crowning of George IV, though a part of the congregation in the Abbey pointedly sang “God Save The Queen ” to show where their sympathies lay in the question of the Royal Divorce. William IV listened to an odd performance when he and Queen Adelaide opened the new London Bridge in 1831.

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   Charles Dimont traces the origin and history of ‘God Save the King’ (or ‘God Save the Queen’), the British national anthem.

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   "God Save the King" (alternatively "God Save the Queen" when the British monarch is female) is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, [5] one of two national anthems of New Zealand, [1] and the royal anthem of the Isle of Man, [6] Canada and some other Commonwealth realms. [2]

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   'God Save The King' was a patriotic song first publicly performed in London in 1745, which came to be known as the National Anthem at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In September 1745 the 'Young Pretender' to the British Throne, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, defeated the army of King George II at Prestonpans, near Edinburgh.

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   Jun 5, 2022 · But where did God Save the Queen come from, and how did it become a national anthem? Plus, how does it differ from Scotland and Wales’ national anthems?

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   Jun 4, 2022 · God Save the Queen lyrics. God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen! O...

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   Oct 23, 2024 · God Save the King, British royal and national anthem. The origin of both the words and the music is obscure. The many candidates for authorship include John Bull (c. 1562–1628), Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1582?–c. 1633), Henry Purcell (c. 1659–95), and Henry Carey (c. 1687–1743).