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There is no agreed national anthem of England but it is usually defaulted in the absence of agreement to be "God Save the King", the national anthem of the United Kingdom as a whole. In 2016 some MPs felt that England should have its own distinct anthem with the result that there have been discussions on the subject in the UK Parliament. [1]
"God Save the King" (Afrikaans: God Red die Koning, God Red die Koningin when a Queen) was a co-national anthem of South Africa from 1938 until 1957, [118] when it was formally replaced by "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" as the sole national anthem. [118] The latter served as a sort of de facto co-national anthem alongside the former until 1938. [118]
National Flower(s) National Animal(s) Coat of Arms Motto Anthem England Saint George's Cross: St. George [1] Tudor Rose [2] "Lion" Royal arms of England: Dieu et mon droit "God and my right" "Jerusalem" (Unofficial but widely regarded) See also Proposed national anthems of England. Scotland Cross of Saint Andrew: St. Andrew [3] Thistle [2 ...
England currently has no agreed national anthem. However, there have been calls for this to be changed, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] with a 2006 survey conducted by the BBC suggesting that 55% of the English public would rather have "Land of Hope and Glory" than " God Save the King " as their national anthem.
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Before 2008, it was the anthem used by the national side, as "God Save the Queen" was used by the Great Britain team: since the Lions were superseded by England, "God Save the Queen" has replaced "Jerusalem". Since 2004, it has been the anthem of the England cricket team, being played before each day of their home test matches.
England rugby’s official anthem, which holds very different connotations either side of the Atlantic, continues to be sung by fans at Twickenham and abroad
This is a list of national and regional anthems used in the countries of the United Kingdom, crown dependencies and British overseas territories. United Kingdom songs [ edit ]