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Here's everything you need to know...God Save the Queen, or God Save the King depending on the gender of the sitting monarch, is the national anthem of the United Kingdom.Since its creation, different verses have been added and taken away, but, on most occasions, only one verse is sung however at certain times two or very rarely three are sung.There are no definitive lyrics but the verses below are widely accepted as the "standard" version of the national anthem.There is no confirmed author of the tune and it is possible the anthem was adapted from chants used in Catholic churches.The author most often linked to God Save the Queen is John Bull - an English composer, musician and organ constructor who lived in the 16th and 17th centuries.Bull composed many pieces of music in his life and it has been widely publicised that, if he did write God Save the Queen, he did so around 1619.It was first publicly performed in London in 1745 and the tune has been used in many compositions over the years - including by famed musicians such as Beethoven, Haydn and Brahms.As a result of the wide-reach of the British Empire and in some cases is still used as a national anthem by members of the Commonwealth.It is one of two official national anthems in New Zealand and is still used as the royal anthem in Australia, Canada, Jamaica and Tuvalu - although it is rarely played.God Save the Queen stopped being the official national anthem of Australia in 1974 and was replaced by Advance Australia Fair.In 1977, the year of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee punk band The Sex Pistols recorded and released a song titled God Save the Queen which was seen as an insult to the monarchy.Many venues banned the group from performing and certain media outlets refused to play the song or report on the Sex Pistols.Despite the attempts to censor the song, it reached number 2 on the UK singles chart.
This version of ``God Save The Queen'' is about the young people of the time rebelling against the British Monarchy and British politics. try again, the name must be uniquePlease 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF.

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try again, the name must be unique O Lord, our God, arise, Scatter thine enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On thee our hopes we fix: God save us all.

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try again, the name must be unique Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. The most insightful comments on all subjects Long to reign over us. to your comment. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed The England football team will sing the national anthem before every international fixture The England Women's Football team line-up to sing God Save The QueenFor our World Cup exclusives, gossip, action, video and funThe Queen will not be laying a wreath at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday and will watch from a balcony as Prince Charles does it for her Long live our noble Queen! Please will be published daily in dedicated articles. Please * * * O Lord our God arise, Scatter her enemies And make them fall; Confound their … try again, the name must be unique Send him victorious Happy and glorious Long to reign over us God save the king!
Jeremy Corbyn has been at the centre of a media storm But was he so wrong to stick to silence? try again, the name must be uniquePlease Long live our noble Queen. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.The British national anthem is known around the world, but what is the story behind it?GOD Save the Queen is possibly the most famous national anthem in the world - and actually can be linked back to as far as 1619, and possibly further.But what are the lyrics, how many verses are there and who wrote it? try again, the name must be unique




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