"God Save the Queen" (alternatively "God Save the
King") is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth
realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the
song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the
current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he"
replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns. It
is the de facto national anthem of the United Kingdom
and some of its territories; one of the two national
anthems of New Zealand (since 1977) and those of
Britain's territories t...(+)
"God Save the Queen" (alternatively "God Save the
King") is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth
realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the
song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the
current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he"
replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns. It
is the de facto national anthem of the United Kingdom
and some of its territories; one of the two national
anthems of New Zealand (since 1977) and those of
Britain's territories that have their own additional
local anthem; and the royal anthem of Australia (since
1984), Canada (since 1980[1]), Barbados, Jamaica, and
Tuvalu, as well as Gibraltar and the Isle of Man.[2] In
countries not previously part of the British Empire,
the tune of "God Save the Queen" has also been used as
the basis for different patriotic songs, though still
generally connected with royal ceremony. (Wikipedia)