God Save the Queen

: This article is on the British patriotic anthem. For the Sex Pistols song, see God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song).

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Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)

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God Save the Queen is a patriotic song whose origin remains a matter of speculation. It is traditionally used as the national anthem of the United Kingdom, one of the two national anthems of New Zealand, and the royal anthem of Canada and the other Commonwealth realms, as well as the royal anthem of the British Royal Family. When the British monarch is male it becomes God Save the King. God Save the King (or Queen) is also the royal anthem of Norway - sung there, of course, in Norwegian. The Norwegian and British royal familes both descend from Queen Victoria.

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National anthem - United Kingdom - New Zealand - Royal anthem - Canada - Commonwealth realm - British Royal Family - British monarch

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There is no single authorised version of the song. Indeed the anthem has never been officially adopted by Royal Proclamation nor Act of Parliament. In general only one, or rarely two, verses are ever sung http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page317.asp. There has been some debate about replacing God Save the Queen with Jerusalem, another patriotic song popular in England.

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Royal Proclamation - Act of Parliament - Jerusalem - England

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