Queen Elizabeth II, even after her death, proved her power effortlessly as the "God Save the Queen" trend online.
On Sep. 8, 2022, the whole world started mourning as the news about Queen Elizabeth II's death emerged. Statements from the Buckingham Palace and Prince Charles (now His Majesty the King) were released on the Royal Family's Twitter account.
As the world endures the heartbreak of losing Her Majesty, they express their love for the Queen by trending "God Save The Queen" online after thousands of people sang the anthem outside Buckingham Palace.
Hearing our fans break into a chorus of 'God Save the Queen' before kick-off was one of the most moving things I've ever experienced at a football match.
— Rob Pritchard (@RobPritchard78) September 8, 2022
RIP, Your Majesty. pic.twitter.com/NVCr5BgWWW
After Queen Elizabeth II's death, Insider confirmed that the United Kingdom's national anthem would change again. It will now be sung as "God Save the King" as Prince Charles takes over the throne.
The pronouns and "queen" will be replaced, but all other lyrics will remain the same
"God Save the Queen" origin remains unknown. But the original "God Save The King" was first performed publicly in 1745 in London when Prince Charles Edward Stuart beat King George II's army at Prestonpans.
"The universal applause sufficiently denoted in how just an Abhorrence they (the audience) hold the Arbitrary Schemes of our invidious enemies," the Daily Advertiser reported.
It was then changed to "God Save the Queen" for the first time during Queen Victoria's name. Under her reign, the song also became the national anthem.
Sex Pistols Also Has "God Save the Queen"
Aside from the official anthem, Sex Pistols also made its own version of the song - which has since garnered criticisms.
The band first released it in 1977, causing royal fans to accuse them of being anti-royal since the song compares the UK to a "fascist" regime. It added that Queen Elizabeth II, who was already ruling at that time, was not a human.
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As a result, BBC and radio stations banned it. Despite that, the song still reached number 2 on the UK singles chart.
Fans, however, assumed that Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" could have had the top spot. They insisted that the chart only maintained Rod Stewart's "I Don't Want To Talk About It" on No. 1 to keep the controversial song out of the top.
But before Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year, the band's frontman John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) clarified to Piers Morgan that it is not against Queen Elizabeth II as a person. Instead, the song is about disapproving of the royal family as an institution.
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