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"God Save the King" (Afrikaans: God Red die Koning, God Red die Koningin when a Queen) was a co-national anthem of South Africa from 1938 until 1957, [118] when it was formally replaced by "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" as the sole national anthem. [118] The latter served as a sort of de facto co-national anthem alongside the former until 1938. [118]
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 ]
There is no agreed national anthem of England but it is usually defaulted in the absence of agreement to be "God Save the King", the national anthem of the United Kingdom as a whole. In 2016 some MPs felt that England should have its own distinct anthem with the result that there have been discussions on the subject in the UK Parliament. [1]
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... National anthem of the United Kingdom; O. Over the Hills and Far Away (traditional song) R.
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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Anthems of the United Kingdom; regional anthems of regions, colonies, and overseas territories of the United Kingdom; and anthems of Crown colonies. United Kingdom portal Subcategories
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.