GOD SAVE THE QUEEN - Prince Charles at Hong Kong Handover 1997

#GodSaveTheQueen #GodSaveTheKing
The British national anthem, "God Save the Queen" until 2022 with Queen Elizabeth II's death, was played in two ceremonies in occasion of the handover of Hong Kong from British rule in 1997 in the presence of His Royal Highness, Charles, Prince of Wales, now His Majesty King Charles III, who represented the now-late Queen.
In the first ceremony which was a military farewell to the British forces in HK at the former Prince of Wales Barracks, then-Prince Charles saluted the anthem wearing an officer's uniform of the Royal Navy.
In the ceremony of handover seconds before midnight of 1 July 1997, Prince Charles led the British delegation in witnessing the lowering of the Union and British Hong Kong flags and of playing the British anthem for the last time before the flags of the People's Republic of China and of HK SAR were raised officially.

[@paolocabling]

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[@skb6767]

Rest In Peace Queen Elizabeth II and God Save the King!

[@tonyjohansson7567]

I remember watching this the day it happened. Can't belive it's already a quarter of a century ago.

[@fahimnirjon7082]

God Save our gracious King and god have mercy upon the soul of Her Late Majesty , The Queen ❤

[@Louislam69420]

As a hong kong I'm very lucky that I was able to be British for a while

[@Louisiana1815]

God Save the King!

[@feiliver]

This is an historicial momnet to HK and Macau, and also this TV Company.
ATV has died at 2016 and this year.

[@hilaryhongkong]

Your Majesty

[@KN-ql4un]

God save the queen Elizabeth 2

[@IntrepidIanRinon]

Perchance, is there a recording of God Save the Queen when the then Prince Charles arrived in the Port of Manila aboard the Britannia after the Handover of Hong Kong?

[@paolocabling]

Unfortunately there's none. What I only heard was a fanfare from the PSG when he ascended the stairs of Malacañang. "God Save the Queen" was played at the Philippine Navy headquarters when Prince Andrew received arrival honours during his royal visit. But also I head of no recording of it too for AP Archive only shown him reviewing the guard.

[@intreoo]

The end of the British Empire. I don’t know why I feel sentimental considering that they weren’t the most humane folks in the world; must be the Australian in me

[@thesailormercury2]

tell that to there kids
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