God Save the Queen
Royal British anthem
God Save the Queen is the British national anthem, played at official ceremonies, royal events, and sporting competitions.
The title doubles as an expression of loyalty to the monarchy.
When a king reigns, it becomes God Save the King.
The phrase also appears as an exclamation of patriotic sentiment or, since the Sex Pistols' 1977 punk anthem, ironic rebellion.
Religious song of praise
- chorusSingers performing together
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- lyricsWritten words for music
- verseMetered poetic passage
composition · song · tune · refrain · national anthem · brass band · orchestral · fanfare
Supreme in power
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- King CharlesReigning British monarch
- royal familyReigning monarch's relatives
Buckingham Palace · Windsor · coronation · reign · dynasty · regalia · scepter · orb
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- royal weddingSovereign's marriage celebration
- jubilee celebrationMajor anniversary observance
- processionFormal moving line
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
Westminster Abbey · investiture · lying in state · garden party · royal salute · changing of the guard
Atlantic archipelago nation
- EnglandLargest British country
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- WalesCeltic British principality
- Northern IrelandUK territory sharing island
Union Jack · Commonwealth · British Isles · Westminster · Rule Britannia · British Empire · constitutional monarchy
Loyalty owed to authority
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- national identityShared sense of nationhood
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- dutyRequired moral task
honor · Commonwealth · unity · tradition · reverence · Empire · colonial legacy · homage
hymn
Religious song of praise
verse · composition · song · tune · refrain · national anthem · brass band · orchestral · fanfare · sing
sovereign
Supreme in power
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- King CharlesReigning British monarch
royal family · Buckingham Palace · Windsor · coronation · reign · dynasty · regalia · scepter · orb · Her Majesty
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- royal weddingSovereign's marriage celebration
- jubilee celebrationMajor anniversary observance
- processionFormal moving line
pageantry · Westminster Abbey · investiture · lying in state · garden party · royal salute · changing of the guard
United Kingdom
Atlantic archipelago nation
Northern Ireland · Union Jack · Commonwealth · British Isles · Westminster · Rule Britannia · British Empire · constitutional monarchy
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- national identityShared sense of nationhood
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
duty · honor · Commonwealth · unity · tradition · reverence · Empire · colonial legacy · homage · patriotic song
- royal anthemsstate anthem, royal fanfare
- patriotic musicnational anthem, patriotic songs, The Star-Spangled Banner, patriotic music, patriotic hymns
- loyaltyloyalty, devotion, loyal, faithfulness, fidelity