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"God Save the King" (alternatively "God Save the Queen" when the British monarch is female) is the de facto 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]
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 ]
The EDM called for all English sporting associations to "adopt an appropriate song that English sportsmen and women, and the English public, would favour when competing as England." [ 7 ] There has also been an EDM calling for "Jerusalem" to be given official status as the national anthem of England, proposed by Daniel Kawczynski , the ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
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The English national anthem was played before the World Cup match with Senegal kicked off.England face Senegal in a World Cup last 16 clash in Qatar, after finishing top of Group B to qualify for ...
The first verse in both versions invokes Britain (in the 1912 version, anthropomorphised as Britannia with sword and shield; in the second version, simply called "my country"); the second verse, the Kingdom of Heaven. [citation needed]
National Personification National Animals Coat of Arms Motto Anthem United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom : Britannia: Lion: Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (as used in Scotland) "God Save the King" Note: "King" is replaced with "Queen" in the lyrics whenever the monarch is female.