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I was glad' (Latin incipit: Laetatus sum) is an English text drawn from selected verses of Psalm 122. It has been used at Westminster Abbey in the coronation ceremonies of British monarchs since those of King Charles I in 1626.
Rosina Brandram as Queen Elizabeth in the original production, 1902. Merrie England is an English comic opera in two acts by Edward German to a libretto by Basil Hood.The patriotic story concerns love and rivalries at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, when a love letter sent by Sir Walter Raleigh to one of Queen Elizabeth's ladies-in-waiting, Bessie Throckmorton, ends up in the hands of the Queen.
McCartney performed the song in front of Queen Elizabeth II at the Palace Party on 3 June 2002, part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations. [14] The American band Pearl Jam performed a cover of the song in tribute to the Queen's death, hours after her death was announced by Buckingham Palace, during a performance at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto ...
Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a song for the jubilee entitled "Sing" which was performed for the first time at the concert by a choir from many Commonwealth countries. The song draws inspiration from the music and people of the Commonwealth. Its creation was the subject of a one-hour BBC documentary broadcast on 3 June 2012 by BBC ...
King pays poignant tribute and releases special photograph to mark occasion
The national anthem, God Save the King, was sung near the end of the service. The Queen Consort, Duke of York, Earl of Wessex, Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence could be ...
Here, watch Queen Elizabeth's tribute to Princess Diana after her death, broadcast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on September 5, 1997: The full text of Queen Elizabeth's televised speech ...
Song title Artist(s) Notes 1920 "The Lavender Song" ("Das Lila Lied") Lyrics by Kurt Schwabach [1] 1928 "Prove It On Me" Ma Rainey [2] 1929 "If Love Were All" Noël Coward: Written for the operetta Bitter Sweet. [3] 1932 "Mad About the Boy" Noël Coward [2] 1937 "Easy Living" Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra [a] "My Funny ...