The lyrics of the British national anthem were changed following the Queen’s death Elizabeth IIOn Thursday, the long-time ruler of the country, at the age of 96, was held at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, while she was with her eldest son Charles, who is now on the throne..
Queen Elizabeth and King Charles
In honor of the new royal ruler of the United Kingdom, some words of the national anthem have been modified from “God Save the Queen” to “God Save the King”“، “God Save the Queen” إلى “God Save the KingAccording to what was published by “nypost”, the content of the anthem will remain the same, with the word “queen” replaced by the word “king”, and its pronouns will be changed to he instead of she..
The national anthem was written in 1745 and was originally titled “God Save the King” in honor of the then ruler, King George III, and the song did not become the country’s anthem until the early nineteenth century, and since then, the anthem moves back and forth between “God Save the King” and “God Save the King” God Queen”, depending on the gender of the king.
On the other hand, the Bank of England issued a statement expressing its intention to replace the image of the late Queen Elizabeth II with the image of King Charles on a number of monetary denominations.
The statement explained that the denominations bearing the image of the Queen will remain in force, and that the change will affect all denominations bearing her image, which are 5, 10, 20 and 50 pounds. The statement confirmed that this measure will apply to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica and the rest of the Commonwealth countries.
