The National Anthem from 20 Jun 1837 to 22 Jan 1901 & 6 Feb 1952 to 8 Sep 2022: God Save the Queen

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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2008
  • God save our gracious Queen,
    Long live our noble Queen
    God Save THE Queen,
    Send her victorious!
    Happy and glorious,
    Long to reign over us,
    God Save THE Queen!
    Thy Choicest gifts in store,
    On her be pleased to pour,
    Long may she reign;
    May she defend our laws,
    And ever give us cause,
    To sing with heart and voice,
    God Save THE Queen.

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  • @GoodCourage
    @GoodCourage  2 роки тому +398

    So grateful HM made it to her Platinum Jubilee. It's been 70 years of exemplary duty and service.

    • @sergiogo9188
      @sergiogo9188 2 роки тому

      🙏🏼🙏🏼😍😍😍🙏🏼🙏🏼😍😍😍🙏🏼🙏🏼😍😍😍🙏🏼🙏🏼😍😍😍🙏🏼🙏🏼😍😍😍🙏🏼🙏🏼😍😍😍

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +9

      I celebrated with Nanny (my grandmother) and mourned the Queens father King George IV and it was an emotional but amazing anniversary. My grandmother is nearly 71 now

    • @thomaszettpunkt8082
      @thomaszettpunkt8082 2 роки тому +6

      Long live our magnificent Queen HM Elizabeth II

    • @maryhlad5277
      @maryhlad5277 2 роки тому +5

      Long May HM, Queen Elizabeth II Reign.🇬🇧🇺🇸

    • @mariaalejandrabarcala3866
      @mariaalejandrabarcala3866 2 роки тому +3

      La reina Isabel II es un ejemplo de dedicación y servicio. Mis respetos a ella

  • @frzzzdtm
    @frzzzdtm 3 роки тому +183

    "Long to reign over us"
    they're not joking

    • @pokemonhunter8418
      @pokemonhunter8418 3 роки тому +10

      Yes

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +3

      70 years of her reign next year and marking my 10th anniversary with my beloved 1940. I celebrated my 9th anniversary with the Second World War 3 months ago and it feels like yesterday. I just can’t believe it’s been almost a decade with my beloved war

  • @tuvananimataasau1575
    @tuvananimataasau1575 2 роки тому +530

    0:45 - the tenors descending on "over us"
    0:56 - the musical transition to the second verse taking it to a whole new level. the tempo slows a bit and adds a dramatic effect
    1:20 - the resonance of those trumpets
    1:36 - that chord
    1:04 1:31 1:42 - the descant sopranos
    followed by a grand FINE!
    what an arrangement! what an anthem!
    long live the Queen!!

    • @blakedavid8302
      @blakedavid8302 2 роки тому +15

      Beautiful description!

    • @Sheila02181
      @Sheila02181 2 роки тому +37

      Thanks for the description. My favorite part is at 1:04 but I had no idea what was going on. Thanks again.

    • @kadejito1
      @kadejito1 2 роки тому +22

      I love your highlights; if I may add my own at 0:27. The way the word "victorious" is sung is just....glorious is really the only word that comes to mind. As if the heavens opened up and every angel is beaming down on this tiny little woman in a green outfit.

    • @judymarlene3414
      @judymarlene3414 2 роки тому +5

      Simply stunning….it’s the finest arrangement I’ve ever heard.

    • @carlosulises872
      @carlosulises872 2 роки тому +2

      Absolutely

  • @nanair2007mk
    @nanair2007mk 3 роки тому +288

    Seeing Prince Philip next to her singing so proudly made me emotional

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +3

      It made me very depressed for a month and I’m better finally. I’ll still feel emotional for him when I want to. I got very stressed if I left him one minute and then everyone else got involved my grieving time and I told my family off

    • @srijeetasikder2678
      @srijeetasikder2678 2 роки тому +12

      @@nicolelawless3199 umm…okay?

    • @bossmadammoose1948
      @bossmadammoose1948 2 роки тому

      Is the Queen Monther singing God Save the Queen?

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +5

      @@bossmadammoose1948
      She wasn’t required to as she was Queen consort of King George VI

    • @bossmadammoose1948
      @bossmadammoose1948 2 роки тому

      @@nicolelawless3199 okay

  • @wal7
    @wal7 3 роки тому +567

    Rest In Peace
    Queen Mother 1900 - 2002
    Princess Margaret 1930-2002
    Diana Princess of Wales 1961-1997
    Prince Philip 1921-2021

    • @ritahorvath8207
      @ritahorvath8207 3 роки тому +13

      Dodi al Fayed.

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +17

      Really missing Prince Philip hugely even though he’s not mine. It just feels like that

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +3

      And the dreams of me and Prince Philip together is more depressing

    • @jeffwalsh6015
      @jeffwalsh6015 3 роки тому +4

      England 927-2010

    • @haroldinsley171
      @haroldinsley171 2 роки тому +1

      Is that Princess Diana?

  • @Baviaan
    @Baviaan 3 роки тому +90

    When everybody is singing Happy Birthday To You and you just awkwardly gaze around till it's over.

    • @sarto2010
      @sarto2010 3 роки тому +12

      Then you don’t understand the anthem. It is a prayer. To God. To save the monarch.

    • @samwharton7313
      @samwharton7313 3 роки тому +8

      If she smiled or bowed or any such nonsense, she would be making it about her the person, Elizabeth Windsor...it is about the Crown, Elizabeth Regina...not her.

  • @NMeyer0
    @NMeyer0 7 років тому +281

    As the motto of Ontario Canada says "Loyal it began and loyal it remains". God save our Queen

    • @mohammedh7901
      @mohammedh7901 Рік тому +4

      Damn straight ❤️🇬🇧🇨🇦

    • @Edwards-Videos
      @Edwards-Videos Рік тому +1

      100%

    • @NaownHibink
      @NaownHibink Рік тому +5

      Given that the motto of Ontario is made in reference to Queen Victoria, it's actually “Loyal she began and Loyal she remains.” instead.

  • @deev3282
    @deev3282 3 роки тому +329

    Musically speaking, national anthems don’t often get arrangements any grander than this. Forget about politics, monarchy vs republic etc and appreciate this amazing musical treat. Listen to the four part harmony, especially the tenors in the first verse, then hear the young boys of St Paul’s cathedral choir add the soaring descant to the second verse with the grand contribution of the 12 fanfare trumpets. This is a superb musical arrangement. Let’s appreciate the great work done by these choirs and musicians, and the late Sir David Willcocks.

    • @MrMiguel015
      @MrMiguel015 2 роки тому +10

      Great explanation, thanks!

    • @phoebe7534
      @phoebe7534 2 роки тому +5

      Thank you for this!

    • @vivianwar2271
      @vivianwar2271 2 роки тому +5

      Yes very beautiful, amazing

    • @Charlie-xz8dg
      @Charlie-xz8dg 2 роки тому +5

      the best anthem for me, this anthem is very flexible it can solemn, and strong full of pride.

    • @Tulanir1
      @Tulanir1 2 роки тому +1

      is there anything special about the tenors before 0:44?

  • @GoodCourage
    @GoodCourage  3 роки тому +355

    40 years ago today, I watched this live. Hard to believe.

  • @indygo1963
    @indygo1963 2 роки тому +69

    This version is by far the best and most majestic of them all. Out of all the anthems in the world, this version truly commands your attention. I remember watching this in the US live on TV in 1981 and I never forgot the sound of this and the impression it left. A wonderful musical masterpiece for the ages.

  • @keivanfarzanehkari8045
    @keivanfarzanehkari8045 Рік тому +74

    I listened to it during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and now I’m listening to it after her death 🥀 May she rest in peace 💔

    • @nicolelawless9942
      @nicolelawless9942 Рік тому

      I did when Woody.EXE became Wales’s monarch and his proclamation was 24 hours after the Queen died. This has been a crazy year for wales; it will be weird as hell when I’m finally crowned as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth III on my birthday this Thursday. I didn’t think I’d be as nervous as I am now but that’s what my people want so I’m doing it for them

  • @Stoolie33
    @Stoolie33 8 років тому +169

    As a citizen of the United States, I have to say the UK national anthem is the best. This is the most powerful and moving versions I have ever heard. Something about the sound of it in St Paul's Cathedral just makes it.

    • @evangelinedouros254
      @evangelinedouros254 2 роки тому +6

      It's the angelic voices of the choir that you are hearing 😊🤩🥰😇

    • @badlydrawnface
      @badlydrawnface Рік тому +3

      its so good we stole it lol 👍

    • @nicolelawless9942
      @nicolelawless9942 Рік тому

      I’m back here after Mummy surprised me with this tea cup of their royal wedding and tomorrow morning I’m using it as I pay tribute to Princess Diana

    • @anthonyachevilibabu2776
      @anthonyachevilibabu2776 Рік тому

      Is Kenya's national anthem a joke to you?

  • @tombarac8253
    @tombarac8253 3 роки тому +60

    1:14 - 1:30 what a beautiful harmonies. Great compliments to the bandmaster!

  • @ianrobertson5798
    @ianrobertson5798 7 років тому +26

    So fucking proud to have been born English/British GOD BLESS UK

  • @ridzrajudin1508
    @ridzrajudin1508 Рік тому +34

    She will be missed 😔
    Thank you for 70 years of service.

  • @poissonnoir
    @poissonnoir 13 років тому +227

    God obviously was listening. 30 years she is still with us - a living symbol of service, duty, and dedication.
    Thank you, your Majesty.

    • @samadams2575
      @samadams2575 3 роки тому +32

      Now it’s been almost 40 years since this video 😱

    • @reuterromain1054
      @reuterromain1054 2 роки тому +6

      @@samadams2575 And HM is still with us.

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +4

      @@reuterromain1054
      And Prince Philip is sadly gone

    • @KingJackson11355
      @KingJackson11355 2 роки тому +8

      I hope she passes her mothers age. EDIT rest in heaven queen ❤️

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +1

      @@KingJackson11355
      So do I. My beloved Second World War has looked over me for almost 10 amazing years and the war turns 10 in 2022. It’s going to be the biggest celebration of the year. I cannot believe it’s been nearly 10 years since finding 1940 in Primary Year 5 2012 and it became my beloved 1940 in 2014

  • @ujangchaniago3443
    @ujangchaniago3443 4 роки тому +802

    This song makes the queen live longer I think

    • @user-qr9pn6ho1c
      @user-qr9pn6ho1c 3 роки тому +34

      Obviously it does.

    • @Sir.Tim35
      @Sir.Tim35 3 роки тому +18

      Yes

    • @mucheq5386
      @mucheq5386 3 роки тому +22

      It all makes sense now

    • @JD-gv4xg
      @JD-gv4xg 3 роки тому +29

      Legend has it every time it’s played, her lifespan increases by a fortnight

    • @dhanushshridhar1934
      @dhanushshridhar1934 3 роки тому +11

      U bloody it's not a song.
      It's the anthem..

  • @jakebe4915
    @jakebe4915 3 роки тому +38

    What a wonderful monarch she is. Long live the Queen... greetings from Pennsylvania...

    • @seansmith445
      @seansmith445 3 роки тому

      Letting her country slide into a diabolical tyranny without saying a word against it. What is so wonderful about that may I ask?

  • @jimmya6025
    @jimmya6025 2 роки тому +9

    Sir David Willcocks who did this version of the anthem said “This was the wedding at St Paul’s : we had the congregation of 3,500, the Choir of St Paul’s, the Choir of the Chapel Royal, the Bach Choir, the State Trumpeters, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Opera House Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra. And the Organ of St Paul’s. We used them all.” I doubt there has been or ever will be a grander rendition of the National Anthem. It is gloriously majestic and totally over the top. It’s amazing! How on earth The Queen keeps her composure is astounding.

  • @kathrynjordan8782
    @kathrynjordan8782 2 місяці тому +5

    70 years of service. She will be missed. 😢

  • @robertfulton3104
    @robertfulton3104 3 роки тому +20

    here after HRH Prince Philip was laid to rest, just wanted to wish her majesty my deepest condolences. She has served the United Kingdom for 69 years and been married to Phillip for 73 years and I just can’t imagine what it’s like to lose your love of your life for over 73 years. I knew that phillip was her “strength and stay”, her “Rock” . I just wanted to send my love to her and that may god protect and defend her for as long as she lives.
    God Save The Queen ❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому

      I’ve never cried so much on a royal funeral before but Prince Philip’s funeral hit me

  • @THyperon
    @THyperon 3 роки тому +53

    At the beginning she looks like she's thinking "Oh my God, not THIS again...!"

    • @ixorafy
      @ixorafy 3 роки тому +12

      "If I had a quid for every time they sing that song... oh wait I do" 👑👑👑

    • @samadams2575
      @samadams2575 3 роки тому +7

      Lol it’s funny she really does look like that!! And then the queen mother has a huge grin on her face lol

    • @moniehookemomolu2845
      @moniehookemomolu2845 Місяць тому +1

      You're absolutely right. That head tilt and eyes roll says it all.😂

  • @carolyncronin7747
    @carolyncronin7747 7 років тому +67

    With love to our Mother Country from a proud American. We will always be here for you! God Bless.

    • @rawpotatofella9654
      @rawpotatofella9654 6 років тому +2

      Traitor! the US deserted the monarchy!

    • @natebarry5553
      @natebarry5553 3 роки тому +2

      @@rawpotatofella9654 Yeah that's kinda the whole point of the U.S.

    • @barry5356
      @barry5356 3 роки тому

      @@rawpotatofella9654 the United States of America was created to give Citizens freedom of Religion without being Persecuted like in Ireland where Irish Roman Catholics joined the British Militia and Massacred the Liberal Presbyterian True United Irishmen from Ulster-Scots Stock,God Bless Them.

    • @frazer3191
      @frazer3191 2 роки тому

      Love right back 🇺🇸 from 🇬🇧 hold onto your hats with Putin in coming days and weeks 5/21

  • @1gregh
    @1gregh 4 роки тому +83

    And what’s especially wonderful about it, is having a queen who lives up to the majesty of the anthem!

    • @chnalvr
      @chnalvr 2 роки тому +2

      1:40 That is real gravitas in that picture. It cannot be faked. Either one has it or one does not. She has it and has lived up to it all her life.

  • @mohamedmagdy-ik4jx
    @mohamedmagdy-ik4jx 4 роки тому +41

    HM Queen Elizabeth II''s era will always remain exeptionally splendid in history books..God save HM the Queen 👑

    • @Gracekelley941
      @Gracekelley941 4 роки тому +3

      GoD save Her Majesty Queen ELIZABETH!

  • @dmo116
    @dmo116 3 роки тому +40

    One of the most Glorious renditions. I have read that Prince Charles loves to pick out pieces and arrangements for special occasions. This was his wedding to Diana and i cannot help but to think that by him picking this Beautiful, full, and majestic arrangement, it was almost like a love letter of appreciation to his Mother.

    • @deev3282
      @deev3282 3 роки тому +1

      This was arranged (with added descant) by the late Sir David Willcox. Listen to him tell the story and of Prince Charles's instructions in UA-cam video ua-cam.com/video/IhVE-tv1A5c/v-deo.html

    • @trcline100
      @trcline100 2 роки тому

      He represented the Queen at the Commonwealth Day 2022 service at Westminster Abbey. I have no doubt that he had a hand in selecting some of the music.

    • @kizzabaziliyo7041
      @kizzabaziliyo7041 2 роки тому +1

      @@trcline100 This was arranged by the late David Wilcox

  • @danpower-JP
    @danpower-JP 3 роки тому +66

    Rest in peace Prince Philip 9/4/21

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +1

      Can’t believe it’s 3 months in 4 days and I’m seeing Black Widow the day before thank god

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +1

      An emotional week once again. I’m hyped for Black Widow though and had a breakdown over Prince Philip and Diana the night before

  • @DrZeb
    @DrZeb 8 років тому +27

    THIS IS FROM INDIA AS MUCH AS I LOVE MY INDIA
    I ADORE ENGLISH . LOVE ENGLISH AND RESPECT HER MAJESTY ...ADMIRE ENGLISH WAY OF HOSPITALITY, AND PROUD TO LEARN THIS BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE

    • @CleverName1
      @CleverName1 Місяць тому

      Love India and also UK ❤

  • @NZC_Meow
    @NZC_Meow 3 роки тому +87

    I don't ever want the Queen to die. She is the best Queen ever. UK will collapse if something happens to her. Hope the memes about her being immortal is true. We don't want someone else to be king or Queen.

    • @reuterromain1054
      @reuterromain1054 3 роки тому +1

      Yes but..........she`s 95 now!

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +4

      I even didn’t want Prince Philip to die but he has and I collapsed in grief one night

    • @NZC_Meow
      @NZC_Meow 3 роки тому +1

      @@nicolelawless3199 oh

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +1

      @@NZC_Meow
      But I expected that anyway

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +1

      I’m glad I got the pictures of him I really wanted on Sunday and I look at him every night and cry immediately

  • @hspencer9761
    @hspencer9761 4 роки тому +22

    it’s like someone singing happy birthday to you. but thousands of people singing it.

  • @Lambs4lyf
    @Lambs4lyf 3 роки тому +42

    everytime the anthem plays, her lifespan extends for a fortnight

  • @achillesbuchanan2095
    @achillesbuchanan2095 3 роки тому +33

    How the Queen must wish she could turn back the clock and have most of their lives and all their experiences still ahead of her and Prince Philip. What a glorious Elizabethan age to be nearing its end!

    • @samadams2575
      @samadams2575 3 роки тому +1

      She’s immoral she’ll be here forever

    • @achillesbuchanan2095
      @achillesbuchanan2095 3 роки тому +1

      @@samadams2575 I think you meant “immortal”.

    • @samadams2575
      @samadams2575 3 роки тому +2

      @@achillesbuchanan2095 yeah I did my bad. I do hope the queen lives a lot longer though

  • @Blackrew
    @Blackrew 4 роки тому +78

    1:03 best part. majestic

  • @obliviangamer2319
    @obliviangamer2319 3 роки тому +209

    Tsarist Russians: God save the tsar
    God: No
    British: God save the queen
    God: Understandable, have a nice day

    • @dudeldum
      @dudeldum 3 роки тому +5

      Why was that so darn funny. Thanks for making me laugh

    • @slicerprime
      @slicerprime 3 роки тому +3

      @@dudeldum I think it was the cheeky "have a nice day" tacked on at the end that made me laugh.

    • @annauwuu
      @annauwuu 3 роки тому +8

      And god gave her eternal life

    • @dudeldum
      @dudeldum 3 роки тому

      @@annauwuu I think she gave him eternal life

    • @annauwuu
      @annauwuu 3 роки тому +1

      @@dudeldum The Queen is not god ...

  • @jeremybrown9824
    @jeremybrown9824 3 роки тому +76

    One of the best versions indeed! Amazing how no one burst out in rapturous applause...great orchestration, great choral arrangement, wonderful harmonies, and especially loved the descant soprano line. Joyous! If America had a queen, we might not deal with half the crap we do, lol!

    • @evansobare5991
      @evansobare5991 3 роки тому +3

      Wow you taught me a new word today...
      I'll surely be using descant in the near future...

    • @kadejito1
      @kadejito1 2 роки тому +2

      LOL thats something one of my fellow Americans would do, unfortunately 😏, just break out into applause at the end of the national anthem....and the Queen and everyone else would glare at the person like 😒 "this isn't a concert, bruh" 🤣
      Interesting term that, descant. Google defines it as: an independent treble melody usually played or sung above a basic melody.

  • @jackbridge9544
    @jackbridge9544 5 років тому +21

    Stunning. What MAJESTY sounds like.

  • @vladimirgorbachev6360
    @vladimirgorbachev6360 3 роки тому +61

    Prince Philip looks so young there.
    It's a coincidence that YT recommended to me this today.
    RIP Prince Philip

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +2

      I think he was in his 50’s then. Seeing him really hurts me

    • @moniehookemomolu2845
      @moniehookemomolu2845 Місяць тому

      This was golden jubilee 1977. He was 56 that year.

  • @Zmrt457
    @Zmrt457 2 роки тому +32

    This sent shivers down my spine and I’m an American. God save the queen

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +1

      That happens whenever I see or think about Prince Philip. It’s amazing they’re mentioning him again

  • @laurac1986
    @laurac1986 3 роки тому +23

    Loved seeing the old group together, queen mother, Margaret, Philip etc.

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +1

      Now Prince Philip is with them. You forgot to mention Diana, Princess of Wales

  • @leongromann9833
    @leongromann9833 3 роки тому +28

    R.i.p Prince Philipp

  • @rema0211
    @rema0211 4 роки тому +25

    Goose bumps, goose bumps, goose bumps. Amazing arrangement. Never ever heard a better version. Absolutely adequate to HM.

  • @kahim0_0
    @kahim0_0 4 роки тому +77

    God save the Queen 🙏🇬🇧🇭🇰🇬🇧🇭🇰🇬🇧🇭🇰🇬🇧 BRITISH HONG KONG

    • @JTLmedia
      @JTLmedia 4 роки тому +9

      Good luck to you, from Canada! Long live free Hong Kong!

    • @haroldinsley171
      @haroldinsley171 2 роки тому

      From Hong Kong too

  • @paeandyreetaripe3545
    @paeandyreetaripe3545 Рік тому +10

    We will never hear "God Save The Queen" for this lifetime again.

    • @alastairhopkins245
      @alastairhopkins245 Місяць тому +1

      Unless circumstances put Charlotte on the throne!!!

  • @themastergamer7651
    @themastergamer7651 3 роки тому +35

    As always, Queen Mother looks very proud and happy. Rest In Peace and God Save The Queen

    • @samadams2575
      @samadams2575 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah it’s funny the queen looks mad and the queen mother looks so happy in this video

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому

      @@samadams2575
      She takes the anthem seriously and I’m like that on my anniversaries with my beloved Second World War but I’m always happy for it. It’s hard not to get emotional on 1940’s birthday

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому

      It’s mad that 1940 will be 10 this July and my 20th birthday is days later. I have a celebration planned as 1940 deserves one

  • @elliotdobie561
    @elliotdobie561 3 роки тому +36

    Rest in Peace Prince Philip 🇬🇧

  • @YounglingSlayer9000
    @YounglingSlayer9000 Рік тому +10

    We shall never see her like again. Rest in peace, Your Majesty ❤️🇬🇧

  • @frankchen4229
    @frankchen4229 3 роки тому +39

    Rest in peace Prince Philip

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +1

      And Princess Diana. I never knew much about Diana but I knew everyone loved her

  • @jcs1025
    @jcs1025 3 роки тому +12

    Have to hand it to her...longest serving monarch in British history...and 4th or 5th in world history as of today. And doing a job she didn’t want.

  • @plooh5316
    @plooh5316 4 роки тому +20

    This 1981 footage may have been drawn from an old VHS tape, and the sound quality not the best, but please know that it is a small part of the most glorious wedding music ever recorded. National Anthem arrangement (and descant) specially created for this occasion by the late great Sir David Willcocks. Musical forces = Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, Choir of HM Chapel Royal, The Bach Choir. Orchestra drawn from Philharmonia Orchestra, Orch of Royal Opera House, English Chamber Orch. + Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School + organ.
    The same arrangement (with far less forces) was used to the hymn "My Country Tis of Thee" at the 2018 funeral service for U.S. Senator John McCain by the Choir of National Cathedral Washington D.C. USA

  • @GamessF1
    @GamessF1 7 років тому +14

    She is so beautiful

  • @benokhattirach310
    @benokhattirach310 3 роки тому +149

    Long may She reign, the most admired monarch in the world!

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +2

      After her father King George VI. I loved him in The Crown

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +2

      I can’t believe he’s been gone for so long

    • @charlesrae3793
      @charlesrae3793 2 роки тому +6

      For her alone I would be proud to be British.

  • @oliverrodrigues676
    @oliverrodrigues676 3 роки тому +12

    One of the best versions I have ever heard off never tired of hearing it

    • @rema0211
      @rema0211 3 роки тому +4

      Absolutely agree!

  • @scook5599
    @scook5599 3 роки тому +29

    Yes, a beautiful version of the National Anthem! You could see the Queen Mother smiling at HM the Queen with such a look of love and pride on her face. A younger Prince Philip by the Queen's side.

    • @chanlokhim214
      @chanlokhim214 Рік тому

      No, while the queen mother was smiling,the queen was very mad.

  • @brianclough
    @brianclough 14 років тому +23

    I entirely agree, a wonderful rendition, made perfect by Her Majesty's poise. It's always poignant to watch moments like this, to see the person for whom the song is sung for, and wonder what emotions are running through her mind. It's not easy to stand silently with such grace and poise on such moving occasions, but she handled it with class. She will always give us cause to sing with voice and heart - God Save The Queen

  • @3916690
    @3916690 5 років тому +10

    BEST Version ever....especially with 12 Royal Warrant Trumpets......so Patriotic LIVELY and so Gloriously sang and sing...so so Elegantly sang.....hello from Indonesia.....had been to UK 12x before....St.Paul Cathedral 6x...love the Crypt of Nelson and Duke of Wellington.....and also the Cafeteria in the crypt section......

  • @keep_it_real_1
    @keep_it_real_1 3 роки тому +62

    I love to hear this and feel sad that it will only be for a few more years. Our Queen Elizabeth is a remarkable and wonderful woman ❤️

    • @ABC_DEF
      @ABC_DEF 3 роки тому +6

      I reckon she's got at least another ten years left in her. She has the long life gene.

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому

      @@ABC_DEF
      Just like Prince Philip and I knew he would live a long time

    • @florencengigi375
      @florencengigi375 2 роки тому +1

      May she live to be 100 years old.

    • @mikeroulleau3963
      @mikeroulleau3963 2 роки тому

      I pray to God that she will live as long as her beloved Mother, Queen Elizabeth did (1900-2002). Her Aunt Princess Alice of Gloucester lived longer than the Queen Mother until she was fully 102 years of age. We can only hope her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II beats them both. It will be very safe when she's gone. England ang Great Britain will never be the same once she's gone. God Bless you and keep you your Majesty. 🙏

    • @mikeroulleau3963
      @mikeroulleau3963 2 роки тому

      Sorry...I did mean to say sad not safe. I do not think her son Prince Charles will be a very good King. It's said he will be a nasty, tyrant King, and that nasty horse face he's married to. He does not deserve the honour

  • @sunithadavidson8427
    @sunithadavidson8427 3 роки тому +42

    Absolute delight to hear the British national anthem. 'God save the gracious Queen' indeed it's the prayers of the nation that has awarded the Queen a long and prosperous reign. An embodiment of grit, strength, charm and grace. Regal and absolute Royalty.

    • @Charlie-xz8dg
      @Charlie-xz8dg 3 роки тому +4

      you're right it's a prayer anthem🤍

  • @tinafarrar2527
    @tinafarrar2527 4 роки тому +17

    My absolute favorite rendition. Listen to the harmony.

  • @MrTitan225
    @MrTitan225 3 роки тому +18

    Wonderful ! Love seeing the Queen Mother present.....She is so regal and so much loved in her day....Rest In Peace Queen Mother Elizabeth ..

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +1

      And I love seeing Prince Philip there. Now he’s reunited with Princess Diana, Princess Margret and the Queen mother up there
      RIP to you all ❤️

  • @se_dairies3321
    @se_dairies3321 3 роки тому +11

    I can continuously listen to this song. I am Bangladeshi and i totally love this song. What a thrill you feel hearing it.

  • @billiebuffalo
    @billiebuffalo 3 роки тому +40

    This song must get under Charles' skin...he must be thinking, "OK God, I know we said "long to reign over us", but don't you think you've taken it a little too far? She's going to outlive me!"

    • @theassassin8057
      @theassassin8057 3 роки тому +2

      Charles constantly mumbling on that part. 😂

    • @tannenberg5972
      @tannenberg5972 3 роки тому +1

      Ahhh... How do I put this? Are you familiar with the word "predictment"?

    • @jeffwalsh6015
      @jeffwalsh6015 3 роки тому +1

      Hopefully the Queen will outlive the Camzilla Creature.

    • @Seb_Snufflepuss
      @Seb_Snufflepuss 2 роки тому

      Do you think Charles wants his mother to die then?

    • @lesjacobs4508
      @lesjacobs4508 Рік тому

      A a a a this didn’t age well

  • @robertljungberg4686
    @robertljungberg4686 3 роки тому +16

    STUNNING ABSOLUT STUNNING 👑🇬🇧

  • @dennistheavidyoutubewatche6573
    @dennistheavidyoutubewatche6573 6 років тому +27

    God save the Queen, from Australia

  • @Class43Harrison
    @Class43Harrison 2 роки тому +15

    This is THE BEST rendition of the nationals anthem ever! I love the royals, I love the monarchy and I love the Queen! I feel so proud to be British! I’ve listened to this at least 5 times a day in the past 4 months! I feel so proud to be British, and listening to this, just reinforces that.
    God Save The Queen!
    Long Live the Queen!
    👑 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 👑

  • @armageddon1981
    @armageddon1981 3 роки тому +11

    Always loved this anthem and i was 4 months old when they were wed.

  • @paixx12
    @paixx12 5 років тому +12

    For me the best part is hearing the boatswain's whistle beginning at 1:04: very nautical, and very fitting for a naval power.

  • @dodgersfan9651
    @dodgersfan9651 4 роки тому +40

    A new era has arrived for Britain today. As usual HM The Queen remains a rock in stormy seas. 🇬🇧

    • @seansmith445
      @seansmith445 3 роки тому +1

      We are sliding into tyranny and she doesn't seem to be doing very much about it.

  • @esilor
    @esilor 3 роки тому +79

    Let's hope this glorious version be played on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

    • @bantamproduction9840
      @bantamproduction9840 2 роки тому +3

      I really would want to hear this version in 2022.

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +2

      I hope so and I’ll be doing this on my 10th anniversary with my beloved Second World War in July 2022. Hard to believe it’ll be 10 years next year. Love you my beloved War of 9 years ❤️

    • @milus3629
      @milus3629 2 роки тому

      @@nicolelawless3199 ?

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому

      @@milus3629
      If you don’t get it, I noticed 1940 nearly 10 years ago and we learned it in primary school in year 5. And 1940 has been on my side all these years

  • @galileocan
    @galileocan 3 роки тому +15

    Nice to see Princess Margaret and Queen Mum at the beginning.

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +1

      Princess Diana and Prince Philip too. Missing every royals who died

  • @SaxonC
    @SaxonC 2 роки тому +8

    Will never have another Queen like this majestic woman! God Save The Queen!

  • @jormungandrrework4899
    @jormungandrrework4899 5 років тому +8

    From America i love you my U. K. brothers and sisters our relationship will never end God bless america and God save the queen 🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @pookerville
    @pookerville 3 роки тому +15

    An epic version from the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. What a tragic fairy tale that was!

  • @isabelledetaillefer2726
    @isabelledetaillefer2726 3 роки тому +13

    Man, you Brits know how to do pomp & glory!! It was such a joyous day, how could it all have gone so dreadfully wrong.

  • @JAVTROOPER
    @JAVTROOPER 4 роки тому +21

    I felt the glory in my heart even i am not british. What that means that this anthem were the best

    • @marielonsdale1765
      @marielonsdale1765 4 роки тому

      You must be kidding right? that anthem is the most *boring* one in the world.

  • @jellyanne4452
    @jellyanne4452 3 роки тому +13

    Recommended after 12 years tf i think i just need to grow up to hear this majestic version

  • @joyandsa6084
    @joyandsa6084 4 роки тому +15

    What a sweet version that is. Now we don't find that kinds of dedication in today's choirs. They sings but the sound doesn't touch our heart❤️.

  • @kongeriketnorge
    @kongeriketnorge Рік тому +16

    To this day, I cannot believe that Her Majesty the Queen has died. This is an irreparable loss for me and for the whole world. Rest in peace, Your Majesty😭 It's hard for me to realize this...

    • @leximendez8794
      @leximendez8794 Рік тому +1

      Me to

    • @gustavoamorim5189
      @gustavoamorim5189 Рік тому

      I am still sad for her death. I miss her every single day. May she rest in peace.

    • @mohamadalniir6014
      @mohamadalniir6014 Рік тому +1

      Me to I am sad

    • @nicolelawless9942
      @nicolelawless9942 Рік тому +1

      The grief of Queen Elizabeth’s death made me really sick that I was hospitalised

    • @nicolelawless9942
      @nicolelawless9942 Рік тому

      5 months later and I’m much better than I was. I resumed my duties as Queen quickly as possible and that’s a true Queen. Me and Woody.EXE weren’t ready for this role we’ve got now. Woody.EXE brings up my family very well and Mummy didn’t think he was good enough until he gave her the royal title of Mummy, Princess of Wales after the Queen died

  • @richardwesley800
    @richardwesley800 2 роки тому +8

    As an American this is the most beautiful of all the many to a magnificent woman. 70 years in service to her country. GOD Save the Queen.

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому

      Can’t wait for the jubilee celebrations and my 10th anniversary with my beloved 1940 is a month later

  • @flx2525
    @flx2525 3 роки тому +7

    Imagine how often she has heard that play...

  • @specialforces101
    @specialforces101 5 років тому +9

    The brass is staggering. Bright and in tune.

  • @SacredRat
    @SacredRat 3 роки тому +11

    This blessing of God save the queen worked so well that God doesn't need to save her... she simply will never die

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +2

      I never thought prince Philip would die this year until he fallen ill and I was worried sick for him

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 2 роки тому +1

      I hope not because I seen a live video of the Queens funeral leaks and I thought she had died. I can’t believe I was tricked by that

  • @windsora9857
    @windsora9857 4 роки тому +19

    The queen cannot die.
    God save the Queen, save Queen Elizabeth II
    Even if the world explodes, may the Queen of the world be saved!

  • @scottmorley4981
    @scottmorley4981 3 роки тому +15

    From a third generation Brit in the US, God Save the Queen.

  • @jaydenphillips1111
    @jaydenphillips1111 5 років тому +12

    That was a lovely descant by the choir on the last verse

  • @terrypi4758
    @terrypi4758 5 років тому +10

    You have to admire her poise and control. Wow she is amazing!

  • @gavinrobb85
    @gavinrobb85 3 роки тому +11

    Wow! Makes me even more proud to be British. God save the Queen. Long may she reign. 🙏🇬🇧

  • @salvatorecollura2692
    @salvatorecollura2692 6 місяців тому +2

    Britain and the US are probably the only two nations on earth where a musical moment of this magnificence could pass without spontaneous applause.

  • @Annapolitain
    @Annapolitain 13 років тому +7

    The 12 state trumpets from 1:17 to the end were worth the cost of the entire wedding. Absolutely spectacular.

  • @geeemoney1669
    @geeemoney1669 3 роки тому +18

    The moment at 1:03 😩👌 *chefs kiss*

  • @ush__
    @ush__ 3 роки тому +30

    Rip Prince Philip

    • @elliswellington4553
      @elliswellington4553 3 роки тому +2

      fuck you beat me
      R.I.P Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh
      You will be missed, you deserve your rest

  • @peachyboi2652
    @peachyboi2652 3 роки тому +11

    Long Live Her Majesty The Queen! And May Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales rest in eternal peace

  • @Dannoc100
    @Dannoc100 6 років тому +15

    This is absolutely phenomenal. 0:28-0:33 is possibly the most beautiful sound you could ever hear. “Majestic” is the only way to describe it, fitting for Her Majesty. As mentioned previously: it’s very, veryyyy “Disney”...which is a huge compliment. John Williams comes to mind too. Too bad they don’t quite know who composed this piece...it’s up there with the best of them

  • @TripWagstaff5213
    @TripWagstaff5213 3 роки тому +47

    This is Canada’s royal anthem and it isn’t used enough. People are forgetting their British heritage and would willing end the monarchy without a second thought. As a Nova Scotian I am a proud monarchist 🇬🇧

    • @danielupcott5439
      @danielupcott5439 3 роки тому +6

      We love Canada 🇨🇦❤️🇬🇧

    • @saintlysylas
      @saintlysylas 3 роки тому +10

      Our loved Dominion bless, with peace and happiness, from shore to shore!
      And let our Empire be -- Loyal, United, Free! True to Herself and thee, for evermore!

    • @lucasjelif
      @lucasjelif 3 роки тому

      Come to America and we’ll straighten you out.

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +4

      I love UK and I’m glad to live within it

  • @lynsherlock2638
    @lynsherlock2638 3 роки тому +12

    I love this athem thank you for sharing our Queen is great 😀🙏❤👏

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому

      I’m doing this for Prince Philip now because he’s sadly gone

  • @22mdh6
    @22mdh6 Рік тому +3

    We no longer have our Gracious Queen having passed away. We here in UK are mourning our loss. She gave Her life To Her Country and it's people. We will never see her like again. Thank you Your Majesty for 70 years Reign you did so with the mantra never complain never explain. We will miss you terribly, but now you are with your husband, your mother, father and sister, and more importantly with your Maker. RIP.

  • @Anonymoususer44569
    @Anonymoususer44569 3 роки тому +30

    Long may she reign! Long may the British Empire live!

    • @justinnelson7718
      @justinnelson7718 3 роки тому

      *commonwealth

    • @Anonymoususer44569
      @Anonymoususer44569 3 роки тому +2

      @@justinnelson7718 I know, but people can still evoke longevity to a person or nation that has died, like how we still say “Long live the Emperor” for Napoleon

    • @di7209
      @di7209 3 роки тому

      @@Anonymoususer44569 Commonwealth is better since the British empire has bad connotations for most people but I get what you mean

  • @markfarmer6664
    @markfarmer6664 7 років тому +73

    Arguably the best arrangement of all time.

    • @Kibouo
      @Kibouo Рік тому +1

      I agree, although the Queen didn’t seem to!

  • @nachosierralopez6779
    @nachosierralopez6779 3 роки тому +54

    I would like to express my deepest condolences to the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu), Crown Dependencies (the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Isle of Man), Territories (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands) and Head of the Commonwealth. Long live the Queen - Greetings from your southern neighbours, Spain.

    • @User-qo8rw
      @User-qo8rw 3 роки тому +14

      Thank you, gracias from Canada

    • @nicolelawless3199
      @nicolelawless3199 3 роки тому +7

      3 months late but thank you from the UK. Such a stressful time this is

    • @borninthewoods4482
      @borninthewoods4482 3 роки тому +2

      You forgot Fiji and India on that list but hey, you cant have everything in life.
      And cheers bud.

    • @johnmichael5221
      @johnmichael5221 2 роки тому +3

      @@borninthewoods4482 India is neither a territory or a realm or a dependacny. India is a Republic since 1950.

    • @frazer3191
      @frazer3191 2 роки тому +1

      Viva Rey. Viva Spain 🇪🇸

  • @andresalisteherrera4832
    @andresalisteherrera4832 3 роки тому +9

    May you rest in peace Sir🇬🇧🇨🇱

  • @kchrome9396
    @kchrome9396 Рік тому +6

    Our Most Gracious and Excellent Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, may you attain eternal peace in the arms of our Lord.