Does anyone know why England sing Save our Queen

[jofeb04]

As their Anthem. My dn has just rung me to ask why, and I don't have a clue. Did it start off origionally as being Englands Anthem, or was it always the British Anthem?

Its like everything else in England! We have to sing for the whole Nation and everyone else sings their own! Just like Saints day - there are notices up all over the place for St Patrick at the moment, but come April, England will have to keep quite, so as not to upset anyone! [but I'm not bitter - honest!]

I was always brought up to believe that God Save the Queen was the national anthem, for Great britain as a whole

So basiclly nobody knows lmao.

Littlepin, even though I'm welsh, I prefer Lnd of Hope and Glory as well, less depressing! But isn't that for Britain as a whole, not just for england?

[need confused emotion]

I like Jerusalem! That says 'Englands green and pleasant land'

England is actually not a country in its own right. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can all be classed as countries, as they have independent parliaments, whereas England doesn't.

And, as such, is not entitled to its own national anthem.

(I think, anyway

oops, forgot the )

my dh is there

my dh isn't there, but while it's on the telly, he's not here either.

arf#

am nto wathcing

It was an English song, adapted for use as the British national anthem.

Verse six of the original gives it away.

Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!

I'm sure there are better (i.e less dirge-like) songs to have as an anthem...