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"God Save the King" (alternatively "God Save the Queen" when the monarch is female) is the de facto national anthem of the United Kingdom, [6] one of two national anthems of New Zealand, [1] and the royal anthem of the Isle of Man, [7] Canada and some other Commonwealth realms. [2]
The words were written by Hughie Charles, and the most popular version was sung by Vera Lynn. 1950s comedy duo Flanders and Swann premiered "Song of Patriotic Prejudice" (with refrain "The English, the English, the English are best/I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest") in their At the Drop of Another Hat revue in London on 2 October 1963.
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 national anthem of India, "Jana Gana Mana": the official lyrics are in Bengali; they were adapted from a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore. Despite the most common language in Wales being English, the unofficial national anthem of Wales, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" is sung in the Welsh language.
A singer has apologised for “butchering” the British national anthem at an England football match on Thursday evening. Italian-American singer Ellynora had been asked to perform God Save the ...
The Monarch is the living embodiment of the United Kingdom.. Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is a list of the national symbols of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), and the Crown Dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man).
The National Anthem of Pakistan, [a] also known by its incipit "The Sacred Land", [b] is the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and formerly the Dominion of Pakistan. [1] First composed by Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949, lyrics in Persified Urdu were later written by Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952.
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