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‘God Save the King’: British national anthem changes lyrics after queen’s death

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the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The long-reigning monarch, 96, died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, with her eldest child, Charles, now ascending the throne.

In honor of the UK’s new royal ruler, the national anthem has been tweaked from “God Save the Queen” to “God Save the King.”The content of the song will remain the same, with the word “queen” simply being swapped out for “king,” and the she/her pronouns changed to he/him.The national anthem was written in 1745 and was originally titled “God Save the King” in honor of then-ruler King George III.The song did not become the country’s anthem until the early 1800s.

Since then, the anthem has switched back and forth between “God Save the King” and “God Save the Queen,” depending on the sex of the monarch.

On Thursday, many Britons took to Twitter to say it would be “weird” to hear the changed national anthem after 70 years of “God Save the Queen.”“I suppose Britain’s national anthem switches back to God Save the King — that’s gonna be weird for a while,” one stated.

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