Rule Britannia, Brittania rule the waves. We should be proud of our country and stand up the those who burn our flag and try to bring us down..We embrace all nations around the World..celebrate your culture. God Bless the United Kingdom..
I just love that the cheer got slightly louder when that Maltese cross was shown. What's the point of being a world power (or an ex one at least) if you can't get excited when your friends join in with your fun.
Greetings from Switzerland! I am Swiss by nationality, but my heart is British! In a former life I must have been Briton, those my heart hits for England and the queen. Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves! Britons never will be slaves! I am really fond of your culture, music, traditions, The Royal Navy, of course. God bless the United Kingdom! God, save the Queen!
I am a flying Dutchmen,.. But long live Britania!!! Britania rules the waves along with the Netherlands,..but neither we will never ever will be slaves. God save our Queen and King and freedom!!!!
Hey Edwin abbel England does NOT rule the waves and neither does The Dutch. WE Americans rule the waves.Our Navy can swollow both of yours.When Britain has what 1 carrier? The Amercians we have what a dozen! Let's get real America rules the waves
its great to see a man who is proud of his heritage and country ,my dad served in submarines based in malta and never forgot the country nor the people who were loyal
@@patrickconnolly3311 My uncle served there during the siege, he lost a lot of weight and according to my aunt had immense respect for the people of Malta. Unfortunately he didn’t make it home. He was on the minesweepers based in Malta.
As an Englishman who has travelled all over this big wide world the first tune rings very very true for me There is really no place like home I always find myself pining for my country when away and breathe a huge sigh of relief when I finally arrive back home. God bless the UK and my home city of London UK
Every time I hear "Rule Britannia" I keep thinking that no one could blame Kaiser Wilhelm II for absolutely falling in love with Great Britain and envying her her awesome traditions.
Well, he *was* English on his mum's side, you know... But yeah, he was very enamored of all things British, particularly the British Royal Navy, which he desperately wanted a similar fleet for Imperial Germany. The build up of both those navies in the late 1800s and early 1900s were among the things that precipitated the Great War.
AN UNEXPECTED THING TO HEAR--BUT HE CERTAINLY WAS ENVIOUS, OF OUR VERY EARLY START, IN CREATING AN EMPIRE. EVEN HITLER WAS IMPRESSED, AND SAID AS MUCH. WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY ABOUT EMPIRE, THE MAIN THING IS, THAT HAVING ONE IS MUCH MUCH BETTER, THAN BEING PART, OF SOMEONE ELSES EMPIRE. BECAUSE, THOSE WERE THE OPTIONS. VIRTUALLY THE WHOLE OF EUROPE, HAD ONE AT SOME TIME OR OTHER. OURS WAS JUST THE GREATEST AND LONGEST LASTING.
@@MrDaiseymay I agree..Britain had the largest and most prosperous Empire in the World.We educated, built railways, etc. Germany still admires Great Britain and we are related, despite two World Wars.Peace and blessings.
As an American I want to say that it makes me proud to hear this great hymn..."Rule Britannia, Britannia Rule the Waves, Britons will never, ever, ever shall be slave"...
Thank you George. I've known a lot of Americans in my 71 years and I consider you to be family. We may squabble at times, but we have a mutual warm affection and we will always fight for each other. FAMILY. 🇺🇸🇬🇧♥️
I love how the vocal soloist is dressed here. The music at the beginning is also beautiful, but what else is beautiful is this very ordinary-looking, casually-dressed guy, coming forward to bring the house down with his passionate singing, showing that if you're really talented it doesn't matter what you're wearing. What he came over there to do is sing. Granted, he only sings every other verse, but that might have been in the interest of time.
The best version of Rule Britannia without a doubt. The British people have a soft spot for the Maltese anyway for their courage and bravery in past times, but they most definitely have taken Josef Calleja to their hearts and rightly so, he is destined to be one of the great tenors of all time.
@@Anglo_Saxon1 That was a George Cross, the highest civilian award for bravery. The Victoria Cross is only awarded to individual service personnel for outstanding gallantry in the face of the enemy. But, as you said well deserved.
Greetings from Russia! I am Russian by nationality, but my heart is British! Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves! Britons never will be slaves! I am really fond of your culture, music, traditions, and the history of The Royal Navy, of course. God bless the United Kingdom! God, save the Queen!
My view has always been that people are people the world over.. I bear no animosity to russians, americans, japanese, chinese, or anything in between. Having said that, I also respect the differences between the russian, american, japanese and chinese. If we are to retain culture, then boundaries have to be set, and those boundaries are borders. Globalism is not an answer, it is something to be opposed. Britain recognised that, and Brexit happened. If you come to a future night at the proms and bring a Russian flag, you'll be welcomed. If I see an EU flag there, I will attempt to burn the thing; Britain has more in common with Russia than it does with the EU. Um, but we are not socialist, or communist........... just saying.
Well, I'm russian, but I really enjoy the music and it's, I would say delicate but proud feeling and truly profound emotions it raises in me. With great respect and honor to all the citizens of the UK
Russia is a great nation with excellent musicians. I am a pianist and my best teacher is from that nation. I greatly admire the discipline they apply in fingering techniques to achieve the virtuosity that characterizes them. Best regards!
I’m an American but it must be said: God bless the King. May he rule with honor and purpose as his mother did. Long live her memory. Long live the King.
Greetings from Canada . A Proud descendent of England ,whose forefather was in the Royal Navy in 1754 . After defeating the French He settled here in Canada.
Hats off to the truely Great People of Great Britain! Today, you became the heroes of Europe. Best wishes from Sweden. Long live Liberty, and long live Great Britain! Älskar Er av hela hjärtat!
We are in danger of becoming an enslaved nation if we do not kick back against the irational edicts coming out of Westminster ." There is nothing more permanent than a `temporary` govt. solution " !
Tenor Joseph Calleja is much loved in Malta and around the world. He was just awarded some awards with others.His was presented by Placido Domingo. He is great and will become greater more as his voice will mature more by the years. Joseph you are the greatest Ambassador to Malta abroad. God Bless You
I'm not even British but I love watching this - the history, the culture, the music, everyone coming together and they know what to do, when to do it, and why. It's what makes everyone feel a part of the same thing, it's what makes a country.
There's nothing like the old red blue n white. Thanks for all the positives. We as a nation respect you all just respect us back. If you are British commonwealth we are proud together slag it off its just green. I am soo proud to be English. Born bred and love my country. Royal Marines rule
Some lovely comments. Most of us Brits are Anglo Saxon. Scandinavian descent. Then we spread out to rest of the world so it's no surprise you may feel connected.
@edwinrex2579 I'm afraid you're not, Anglo Saxon genes, even in the most English areas only account for a maximum of 40% of your genetic makeup, it can be as low as 10%. The rest is made up of original celtic inhabitants, Northern France and in the north some.Scandinavian , but celtic genes remain very significant in the English makeup.
@@howarddavies8937 The Bythonic figure only reaches 20% on average in England, it’s only higher in Cornwall. According to Ancestry DNA, the English still owe the majority of their heritage to the Anglo-Saxons, as well as France, Germany and Scandinavia anyway. The only country in Britain with a Brythonic majority is Wales, but we all knew that already anyway. So only 20% of modern British ancestry, let alone English, is derived from the Britons whilst the AS figure is the highest and the remaining origins are from France and Germany anyway (along with nearly 10% from Scandinavia). “English people have significantly less Brythonic ancestry - just 20 per cent of their genetic make-up - on average compared to people living in Scotland (43.84 per cent), Wales (31.99 per cent) and Northern Ireland (48.49 per cent).” “But residents of England do have the highest amount of Scandinavian (9.39 percent) and French/German ancestry (20.45 percent).”
I come from quite a few countries. Most of my heritage is german, I'm part russian, and I live in America. But even if I'm not necessarily from Britain, I love the country very dearly, and it holds a special place in my heart. Ich Liebe Großbritannien. Gott schütze die Königin!
@@unhooked25 :: You cherry pick the "decent" of English. Or is it that you mistook "decent" for "descent"?? Ha! (I was trying that you pay attention to spelling).
@@powerdriller4124 Well, as a matter of fact, I did pay attention to the spelling, but I had to toss the coin on whether your statement cynical, or a play on words.
I think maybe you meant 'descent'.You wrote "very proud to be of English DECENT".There's a big difference mate,and it's confusing.i know you wrote the comment fuckin years ago but it might be worth putting right for the sake of the idiots.
The greatest cultural event in the world, made great not least by the participation of so many magnificent world artists from across our beautiful planet.
Maybe I lived in UK in my past live... it is weird how this song connects to my heart even though I never set foot in Britain (I'm Brazilian Portuguese). I guess it is time to fly there after this pandemic.
At the restoration of the British Empire the colonies shall once again resound this glorious anthem across the Earth and God shall truly bless our ancient Isles!
What a special moment when the olympic medalists enter and sing with the crowd. I am American but my ancestors came from Scotland and London among other country's in Europe. I am extremely proud of my British and Scottish heritage. Rule Britania Rule the Waves. Britain shall never be slain!!
I love my Great British country forever and thank you to all those whom gave up more than we all could imagine, giving me and everyone else the freedoms of today. God bless all.
It really gets under my skin that you can't be patriotic without someone piping up saying you're anti Islamic etc. We have a right as British people to be proud of our history, heritage and culture. 🇬🇧
+forverinbluejeans You are not aloud to be patriotic in Britain! You will be named a racist by the liberal lunatics whilst they slowly hand your great nation over to the EU...
+forverinbluejeans I love that people in Britain have a problem with flag waving. I hate all nationalism to be honest from the SNP to UKIP to football fans to Argentine Malvinas lovers.The fact that we're really shit at it and can barely even refer to ourselves as English without wanting to offend anyone is really reassuringly pathetic and actually makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Thank god we don't live in one of those fervent nationalist countries like Russia or America or North Korea who are always nation this, mother Russia that. Last Night of the Proms is a bit of fun, but thank god we don't take it too seriously.
Joseph Calleja what a talent what a humble person he is, and yes, he is very proud to be Maltese and he shows it. Now if he can be introduced to all of America and the rest of the world. PBS of America take note. Joseph Calleja is the best tenor around and his voice should be enjoyed by all. He makes Malta very proud.
I wish Germany would be only half proud as Britain is and making a better Europe........... England is the greatest Nation the World have ever seen! Greetings from your german brothers!
As I'm American I only wish that your country would have treated your American colonials better so that that there would never would have been a reason for your subject to form an independent nation. So sad as most Americans love the British people.
@@josephonwhidbey WAL---IT WAS THE TIMES WASN'T IT, A DIFFERENT ERA. BRITAIN WAS NO DIFFERENT TOWARDS IT'S COLONIALS THAN ANY OTHER EUROPEAN EMPIRE. BUT WE WERE THE FIRST TO ABANDON SLAVERY. THE BRITISH NAVY HUNTED DOWN ANY SLAVE SHIP OF OTHER NATIONALITY, AND SET THE SLAVES FREE---FACT.
I'm a Yank and went to Britain twice and I never for a moment felt that I was in a foreign country. It would have been the same if I as a New Yorker went to a southern state in America. We are all the same no matter what side of the pond we live on. God bless the King.
***** It is, however it is far more appropriate to say the UK (United Kingdom) in this context as this songs belongs to the British people, not just England, in fact Rule Britania was written by someone from Scotland :D
***** Oh and also, the most prominent flag being flown on the video is the union flag, which is the national flag of the UK. England's flag is a red cross on white background call "St George's Cross"
Watching August 24, this should be an anthem, unfortunately we don’t rule our shores any more, our parents would be so ashamed of the mess this country is in now
This year of political and health grief made me forget the joy that music had always given me. This has brought back the soul touching joy that music can give. Thank you for sharing the joy the patrons of these events felt. Now I understand what an Apple can give us of value!
Absolutely amazing! I have been searching for Rule Britannia vocals for a while now. Goosebumps while I listened to this beautiful song. Love the crowd chorus.
God Bless the UK & all it's people!!! I wish we had love & spirit for our country here in the U.S. like you do! Bless you all & thank you for the beautiful music and dedication to queen & country!
3:32 I hear the voice of the British boys from an old movie saying "Heinkel!". Really great to see a Heinkel cerebrating the Britain. Now I wish to see a Schpidtfire to cerebrate Germany.
First I feel very proud to see a Maltese tenor sing British patriotic songs.I Agree with you 100% Malta was Britain's favourite colony because we helped the British to win the war and Malta was also the only country (outside UK) that HRH Queen Elizabeth ever lived the only bad thing was that we didn't became a one country in 1956 God Save Britain God Save the Queen from Malta 🇲🇹🇬🇧
The issue isn't about too much or too little patriotism, but whether or not a nation expresses good values or bad values. If a nation's values are good, infinite patriotism isn't dangerous, but beneficial to all mankind.
You're right. But people are so easily caught up in words without keeping consistent definitions. There's no such thing as an internationalist or multicultural political philosophy, so much as such left-wing ideologues are passionately nationalistic and patriotic about a nation that doesn't exist yet -- a nation such ideologues want to build by means of physical or diplomatic coercion. Ask yourself, what is a nation? Unity is nationalism, and it's inappropriate when it is unnecessary and unwanted. The true internationalists believe in nations to be 'inter' about, that is, free nations at peace, and therefore in cooperation as they choose.
Italy's disunity is either tragic, if there is indeed an Italian nation, or as it should be, if Italian unity is artificial in the first place. Perhaps Italy is just a peninsula after all, and its people are really and truly citizens of smaller territories therein. Are there Italians, or are there actually Venetians, Genoese, Roman, Neapolitans, Florentines, Milanese, etc? Or perhaps there is an Italian nation, but the present government and parties fail to represent it.
Yes you got the point. It's because of history, so many different boroughs in italy destroyed the identity. Step by step the state is beginning to recognize himself into one identity but it's very slow, because from village to village there is kinda hate and many different beings, I mean , you can see people living in a village being totally different from another one 10 km away. the situation is pretty drastic.... Fortunately Im moving to London in late september to study. I can escape this madness for a while !
What a performance !!! 3.40 - 3.43 ... a very emotional moment appreciated by loads of Maltese people ... May your career be full of these successful moments.
England is no longer free, nor shall this change in the future. Our salvation is through the Lord Jesus Christ, which brings new resolve to a dying people.
Tenor Joseph Calleja from Malta love England as sing Rule Britania from his heart! Maltese Flag has the George cross on it.English tourists is very welcome in Malta .I notice that the majority speak English very well!
Reading some of the comments I’ll just say thanks to Elizabeth 1 and queen Victoria most of the world has connections to us, thank god.
I am Maltese born and proud to call Joseph my country man!!!!!
Been to Malta twice as a lad, we owe a huge debt to your island. Joseph has delivered the best rendition ever. Bet Wishes from the UK.
I adore Malta, beautiful place and friendly people!
Rule Britannia, Brittania rule the waves. We should be proud of our country and stand up the those who burn our flag and try to bring us down..We embrace all nations around the World..celebrate your culture. God Bless the United Kingdom..
Always standing for our queen. The greatest nation, still standing strong. They will never destroy us. God save the queen.
I just love that the cheer got slightly louder when that Maltese cross was shown. What's the point of being a world power (or an ex one at least) if you can't get excited when your friends join in with your fun.
Greetings from Switzerland! I am Swiss by nationality, but my heart is
British! In a former life I must have been Briton, those my heart hits for England and the queen.
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves! Britons never will
be slaves! I am really fond of your culture, music, traditions, The
Royal Navy, of course. God bless the United Kingdom! God, save the
Queen!
I am a flying Dutchmen,.. But long live Britania!!! Britania rules the waves along with the Netherlands,..but neither we will never ever will be slaves. God save our Queen and King and freedom!!!!
+Edwin Abbel long live the netherlands
What about an islamic republic lol or is that the same thing ?
Our royals are related by the way
@@wkdravenna not quite
Hey Edwin abbel England does NOT rule the waves and neither does The Dutch. WE Americans rule the waves.Our Navy can swollow both of yours.When Britain has what 1 carrier? The Amercians we have what a dozen! Let's get real America rules the waves
its great to see a man who is proud of his heritage and country ,my dad served in submarines based in malta and never forgot the country nor the people who were loyal
Malta didn't get awarded the George Cross for nothing - she got hammered by the Italians and Germans and yet remained true.
@@patrickconnolly3311 My uncle served there during the siege, he lost a lot of weight and according to my aunt had immense respect for the people of Malta. Unfortunately he didn’t make it home. He was on the minesweepers based in Malta.
I am an American whose ancestral mother country is Britain, God bless and keep the Island Nation !
Thank you Regards from London UK
I am an American of British heritage. I love Britain. God Bless UK
Bit late.
But thanks anyway buddy.
WAL---as the youngster in our family, it's your duty to look after your old Great Great Great Grandmother.
As an Englishman who has travelled all over this big wide world the first tune rings very very true for me There is really no place like home I always find myself pining for my country when away and breathe a huge sigh of relief when I finally arrive back home.
God bless the UK and my home city of London UK
Welcome home to the greatest country on earth
Of course, it is is always drizzling when you get back to Heathrow but I do agree with you.
hear,hear
I am British and my heart only sinks when I return to this xenophobic and bigoted outpost of a racist history
@@Jammynaitor WELL i HOPE YOU WERE ABLE TO ADJUST TO THE NEW, LONDONISTAN
Every time I hear "Rule Britannia" I keep thinking that no one could blame Kaiser Wilhelm II for absolutely falling in love with Great Britain and envying her her awesome traditions.
Well, he *was* English on his mum's side, you know...
But yeah, he was very enamored of all things British, particularly the British Royal Navy, which he desperately wanted a similar fleet for Imperial Germany. The build up of both those navies in the late 1800s and early 1900s were among the things that precipitated the Great War.
He was a grandson of Queen Victoria and as far as I understand always craved for acceptance by his English relatives.
AN UNEXPECTED THING TO HEAR--BUT HE CERTAINLY WAS ENVIOUS, OF OUR VERY EARLY START, IN CREATING AN EMPIRE. EVEN HITLER WAS IMPRESSED, AND SAID AS MUCH. WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY ABOUT EMPIRE, THE MAIN THING IS, THAT HAVING ONE IS MUCH MUCH BETTER, THAN BEING PART, OF SOMEONE ELSES EMPIRE. BECAUSE, THOSE WERE THE OPTIONS. VIRTUALLY THE WHOLE OF EUROPE, HAD ONE AT SOME TIME OR OTHER. OURS WAS JUST THE GREATEST AND LONGEST LASTING.
@@MrDaiseymay I agree..Britain had the largest and most prosperous Empire in the World.We educated, built railways, etc. Germany still admires Great Britain and we are related, despite two World Wars.Peace and blessings.
It's clear that that Russian, British and German royal families (Spanish) are all connected.
As an American I want to say that it makes me proud to hear this great hymn..."Rule Britannia, Britannia Rule the Waves, Britons will never, ever, ever shall be slave"...
Not great hymn at all just jingoistic nonsense. It must be embarrassing for fine musicians to have to perform this bilge every year.
@@mikewalsh6168
Grow up you envious prat.
@@mikewalsh6168 BRITANNIA RULE THE WAVES
Thank you George. I've known a lot of Americans in my 71 years and I consider you to be family. We may squabble at times, but we have a mutual warm affection and we will always fight for each other.
FAMILY. 🇺🇸🇬🇧♥️
@@mikewalsh6168 you cannot Know the words or Why they were written. If you are British spewing such rubbish, you should be ashamed
My relatives are originally from Bovey Tracey but now scattered across England and Australia. Love this music and my heritage so much.
i left for australia in 1967, and when ever i fined a night at the proms on the tube it makes me very proud of one half of my heritage
Does the other half sulk and cause trouble?
I love how the vocal soloist is dressed here. The music at the beginning is also beautiful, but what else is beautiful is this very ordinary-looking, casually-dressed guy, coming forward to bring the house down with his passionate singing, showing that if you're really talented it doesn't matter what you're wearing. What he came over there to do is sing. Granted, he only sings every other verse, but that might have been in the interest of time.
He's wearing the TeamGB Olympic tracksuit as a recognition of the London 2012 Olympic games! The best the world has ever seen!
The best version of Rule Britannia without a doubt. The British people have a soft spot for the Maltese anyway for their courage and bravery in past times, but they most definitely have taken Josef Calleja to their hearts and rightly so, he is destined to be one of the great tenors of all time.
Malta was granted a V.C. for their unquestioning loyalty and bravery in WW2.And absolutely rightly so !!
War and a good musician! Much love from Wales to you. All of you.
@@Anglo_Saxon1 That was a George Cross, the highest civilian award for bravery. The Victoria Cross is only awarded to individual service personnel for outstanding gallantry in the face of the enemy. But, as you said well deserved.
@@allenjenkins7947 yeah,my mistake.G.C. not V.C.
Greetings from Russia! I am Russian by nationality, but my heart is British! Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves! Britons never will be slaves! I am really fond of your culture, music, traditions, and the history of The Royal Navy, of course. God bless the United Kingdom! God, save the Queen!
Thank you for your kind comments they are really appreciated
Hugs from London UK.
God bless Russia.
SPEAKING FROM OUTSIDE RUSSIA?
My view has always been that people are people the world over.. I bear no animosity to russians, americans, japanese, chinese, or anything in between. Having said that, I also respect the differences between the russian, american, japanese and chinese. If we are to retain culture, then boundaries have to be set, and those boundaries are borders. Globalism is not an answer, it is something to be opposed.
Britain recognised that, and Brexit happened. If you come to a future night at the proms and bring a Russian flag, you'll be welcomed. If I see an EU flag there, I will attempt to burn the thing; Britain has more in common with Russia than it does with the EU.
Um, but we are not socialist, or communist........... just saying.
@@MrDaiseymay speaking from one southern Russia's city=)
@@ove_a_oveEXCELLENT---GOOD TO KNOW.
I was born in England.
Brought up in Scotland.
But my soul is British.
diagoros melos You are British
Other way round for me
Same here ,born in Yorkshire but moved here at a week old,been here ever since
We are all the same blood, we are not separate races. Only geography and war parted us.
I was born in Sweden.
Bought up in Sweden.
Lived as an adult in Norway and Spain.
My soul is somehow British.
Well, I'm russian, but I really enjoy the music and it's, I would say delicate but proud feeling and truly profound emotions it raises in me.
With great respect and honor to all the citizens of the UK
Russia is a great nation with excellent musicians. I am a pianist and my best teacher is from that nation. I greatly admire the discipline they apply in fingering techniques to achieve the virtuosity that characterizes them. Best regards!
Bolshoi Spacibo. Many thanks.
I’m an American but it must be said: God bless the King. May he rule with honor and purpose as his mother did. Long live her memory. Long live the King.
Greetings from Canada . A Proud descendent of England ,whose forefather was in the Royal Navy in 1754 . After defeating the French He settled here in Canada.
Island Guy: Forever a United Empire Loyalist (UEL!) then?! The Maple 🍁 Leaf Forever! 🇨🇦🇬🇧
Hats off to the truely Great People of Great Britain! Today, you became the heroes of Europe. Best wishes from Sweden. Long live Liberty, and long live Great Britain! Älskar Er av hela hjärtat!
Ja för hela grejen med att lämna EU gick ju jävligt bra xD
Sooo bless you Mr Anderson.....God Bless Sweden.....
he gick ju helt okej dock!
Tak sa mycket gamal ven!
But we brits are envious of your feminist government. How’s that Muslim immigration going by the way?
This is the best proms .Tanks to
Joseph that has
a super voice
In these days of uncertainty, this gives you heart.......Rule Britannia.
We are in danger of becoming an enslaved nation if we do not kick back against the irational edicts
coming out of Westminster ." There is nothing more permanent than a `temporary` govt. solution " !
@@24132033moore Moron.
Tenor Joseph Calleja is much loved in Malta and around the world.
He was just awarded some awards with others.His was presented by Placido Domingo.
He is great and will become greater more as his voice will mature more by the years.
Joseph you are the greatest Ambassador to Malta abroad.
God Bless You
5:46 absolute chap! Belting out pure musical glory!
I'm not even British but I love watching this - the history, the culture, the music, everyone coming together and they know what to do, when to do it, and why. It's what makes everyone feel a part of the same thing, it's what makes a country.
GREAT !--now tell those utter arseholes, who like kissing the EU Ringpiece
That's how we stuffed the krauts within a little help from the yanks back in WW2 .
There's nothing like the old red blue n white. Thanks for all the positives. We as a nation respect you all just respect us back. If you are British commonwealth we are proud together slag it off its just green. I am soo proud to be English. Born bred and love my country. Royal Marines rule
Best to all Brits from Canada. Keep your splendid heritage strong.
Canada is a great sister nation. And Justin Trudeau an excellent ruler.
Technically, we are one.
Some lovely comments. Most of us Brits are Anglo Saxon. Scandinavian descent. Then we spread out to rest of the world so it's no surprise you may feel connected.
@edwinrex2579 I'm afraid you're not, Anglo Saxon genes, even in the most English areas only account for a maximum of 40% of your genetic makeup, it can be as low as 10%. The rest is made up of original celtic inhabitants, Northern France and in the north some.Scandinavian , but celtic genes remain very significant in the English makeup.
@@howarddavies8937 The Bythonic figure only reaches 20% on average in England, it’s only higher in Cornwall. According to Ancestry DNA, the English still owe the majority of their heritage to the Anglo-Saxons, as well as France, Germany and Scandinavia anyway.
The only country in Britain with a Brythonic majority is Wales, but we all knew that already anyway.
So only 20% of modern British ancestry, let alone English, is derived from the Britons whilst the AS figure is the highest and the remaining origins are from France and Germany anyway (along with nearly 10% from Scandinavia).
“English people have significantly less Brythonic ancestry - just 20 per cent of their genetic make-up - on average compared to people living in Scotland (43.84 per cent), Wales (31.99 per cent) and Northern Ireland (48.49 per cent).”
“But residents of England do have the highest amount of Scandinavian (9.39 percent) and French/German ancestry (20.45 percent).”
YOU GO BRITS!! YOU HAVE A MAGNIFICENT HISTORY AND CULTURE. FROM A CANADIAN.
Ditto from a Britophile Yank!🎉
Britannia still rules in the hearts of millions!
Our Beloved Britannia!!
I come from quite a few countries. Most of my heritage is german, I'm part russian, and I live in America. But even if I'm not necessarily from Britain, I love the country very dearly, and it holds a special place in my heart. Ich Liebe Großbritannien. Gott schütze die Königin!
If you love the UK so much as you say so why the kraut and not the King's English .
Greetings from Germany my fellow Englishmen. we will leave next !
Glory to Old Britannia !
we can not leave, because we are the EU :-)
@The Imperialist Quite right, I was worried then, I thought he was trying to leave himself---a tricky one.
You really should, before the "ship" sinks
I'm Canadian and very proud to be of English descent
Not all what comes from English descent is decent.
@@powerdriller4124 Since when did I say it was?
@@unhooked25 :: You cherry pick the "decent" of English. Or is it that you mistook "decent" for "descent"?? Ha!
(I was trying that you pay attention to spelling).
@@powerdriller4124 Well, as a matter of fact, I did pay attention to the spelling, but I had to toss the coin on whether your statement cynical, or a play on words.
I think maybe you meant 'descent'.You wrote "very proud to be of English DECENT".There's a big difference mate,and it's confusing.i know you wrote the comment fuckin years ago but it might be worth putting right for the sake of the idiots.
The greatest cultural event in the world, made great not least by the participation of so many magnificent world artists from across our beautiful planet.
Maybe I lived in UK in my past live... it is weird how this song connects to my heart even though I never set foot in Britain (I'm Brazilian Portuguese).
I guess it is time to fly there after this pandemic.
You are always welcome! We English love all our world wide friends! x
I can always help...
Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja is outstanding!
I am Maltese that was raised UP in London
This is quite possibly the best rendition of Rule Britannia I've ever heard.
Greets British from Warsaw, proud capital of Poland 💖
At the restoration of the British Empire the colonies shall once again resound this glorious anthem across the Earth and God shall truly bless our ancient Isles!
Joseph Calleja----Good Lord....that last note!!!! God bless England from the USA!!
hermajesty52 do you like him
@@tjw8151 oh yes, of course!
What a special moment when the olympic medalists enter and sing with the crowd. I am American but my ancestors came from Scotland and London among other country's in Europe. I am extremely proud of my British and Scottish heritage. Rule Britania Rule the Waves. Britain shall never be slain!!
*Slaves. Britons never will be slaves. It's a freedom proclamation.
I love my Great British country forever and thank you to all those whom gave up more than we all could imagine, giving me and everyone else the freedoms of today. God bless all.
BY GOD, CALLEJA IS SUPERB. THIS IS THE BEST RULE BRITANNIA EVER. We must emulate it, splendid! Great Lord this man is a talent!
We've had some great singers giving their all to Brittania over the years, but Josef belting it out was the most satisfying for my money! Splendid.
Rupert . Now more than ever this post is a must for every Englishman/ Woman !
British person.
It really gets under my skin that you can't be patriotic without someone piping up saying you're anti Islamic etc. We have a right as British people to be proud of our history, heritage and culture. 🇬🇧
+forverinbluejeans yes being anti-islamic is both good and sane.
+forverinbluejeans You are not aloud to be patriotic in Britain! You will be named a racist by the liberal lunatics whilst they slowly hand your great nation over to the EU...
+forverinbluejeans I love that people in Britain have a problem with flag waving. I hate all nationalism to be honest from the SNP to UKIP to football fans to Argentine Malvinas lovers.The fact that we're really shit at it and can barely even refer to ourselves as English without wanting to offend anyone is really reassuringly pathetic and actually makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Thank god we don't live in one of those fervent nationalist countries like Russia or America or North Korea who are always nation this, mother Russia that. Last Night of the Proms is a bit of fun, but thank god we don't take it too seriously.
Yes thank "god" british youngsters are a bunch of spineless cowardly egotistical buffoons.. it's working wonders for the country and the people.
luke yates
Non sequitur.
PS: suck it up
Joseph Calleja what a talent what a humble person he is, and yes, he is very proud to be Maltese and he shows it. Now if he can be introduced to all of America and the rest of the world. PBS of America take note. Joseph Calleja is the best tenor around and his voice should be enjoyed by all. He makes Malta very proud.
God bless the UK , Poland
iam welsh first but always British and proud
WELL QUITE
excellent!
The Last Night of the Proms is the moist fabulous display of Great Britishness through glorious music!! Just wonderful!
I wish Germany would be only half proud as Britain is and making a better Europe...........
England is the greatest Nation the World have ever seen!
Greetings from your german brothers!
Danke shun. (sorry for the spelling)
That is so right! Germany is a week country today! Merkel must go!
As I'm American I only wish that your country would have treated your American colonials better so that that there would never would have been a reason for your subject to form an independent nation. So sad as most Americans love the British people.
Rule Britannia! Merkel must go, and Dexit must come.
@@josephonwhidbey WAL---IT WAS THE TIMES WASN'T IT, A DIFFERENT ERA. BRITAIN WAS NO DIFFERENT TOWARDS IT'S COLONIALS THAN ANY OTHER EUROPEAN EMPIRE. BUT WE WERE THE FIRST TO ABANDON SLAVERY. THE BRITISH NAVY HUNTED DOWN ANY SLAVE SHIP OF OTHER NATIONALITY, AND SET THE SLAVES FREE---FACT.
Little do the BBC know, the majority of the country feel as passionately about this song as the chap at 05:45 🇬🇧
That thought occurred to me, was wonderful to watch, and the bbc and their like minded, will NEVER stop this
I am blown away by this awesome and powerful performance of artists and audience in unison.
Joseph Calleja, true patriot of the Maltese Islands... using his fame to show his Country!! YOU MAKE US PROUD!!
He has a wonderful voice
Every right to.
Rule Britannia, the greatest nation on earth. The best legal system, the best language, the best peoples. God save the Queen!
Totally agree. They are the salt of the earth.
I'm a Yank and went to Britain twice and I never for a moment felt that I was in a foreign country. It would have been the same if I as a New Yorker went to a southern state in America. We are all the same no matter what side of the pond we live on. God bless the King.
Chest Out Head held high proud to be Maltese
Love to your brave Island
A brave island who stood with us against tyranny. Thanks.
England is simply a wonderful country!
***** It is, however it is far more appropriate to say the UK (United Kingdom) in this context as this songs belongs to the British people, not just England, in fact Rule Britania was written by someone from Scotland :D
***** Oh and also, the most prominent flag being flown on the video is the union flag, which is the national flag of the UK. England's flag is a red cross on white background call "St George's Cross"
Britain thank you very much. Have you not seen Wales?
Britain
This American wholeheartedly agrees.
Just STUNNING... So proud to be British and living in England.
Brilliant be proud of who we are and what we stand for
This is simply amazing... Rule Britannia!
OMG! when your heroes took to the stage my heart soared like an eagle
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never a slave to any foreigner ,born british and proud to be ,politicianms take note
love the music rule brittania
Yes, unlawfully enslaving foreigners was more Brittania's style...
@Nordic Tsar When was this exactly?
@Nordic Tsar It's not really relevant either way. It doesn't excuse the Western slave trade...
@@multitrackjake8698 Which country was it again that was the first to end slavery?Answer if you dare on a postcard.
Watching August 24, this should be an anthem, unfortunately we don’t rule our shores any more, our parents would be so ashamed of the mess this country is in now
What is truly amazing is the audience participation and in particular their "mass" singing, in tune and awesome
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU "JOSEPH" GOD BLESS YOU!
A golden voice singing a golden song. Loved every minute.
be it ever so humble, there is no place like home, too true. Home for me is England, the place that i grew up in and love to this day.
Joseph Calleja = World Class
Greeting from Hong Kong
The Pearl on the Crown
We will rescue you from that communist dictatorship one day. I promise. Glory to British Hong Kong!
@@thewelsh-lad8719 now would be a good time!
Send the entire fleet to Asia and crush them, show them the power of the Royal Navy.
our hearts bleed for you--have courage
This year of political and health grief made me forget the joy that music had always given me. This has brought back the soul touching joy that music can give. Thank you for sharing the joy the patrons of these events felt. Now I understand what an Apple can give us of value!
Wonderful version of our patriotic song.Great singer and great atmosphere.
Great video.
Beautiful Orchestra
And Joseph Calleja has an amazing voice
Absolutely amazing! I have been searching for Rule Britannia vocals for a while now. Goosebumps while I listened to this beautiful song. Love the crowd chorus.
Beautifully written. Thank you. From a Londoner.
Count it all joy.I'm proud to have been born in Liverpool.Great stuff.
Joseph Calleja our Maltese tenor...so proud of him...proud to be maltese
My dream: to experience "The Last Night of the Proms" live down there in the audience at some point
Beautiful music from start to finish
a brilliant rendition by a tenor and for that i can understand what he is singing very clearly😊
This is making me feel patriotic and Im not even british..
For five minutes you can feel like a british ...
Life in the Commonwealth is a wonderful thing.
unbreakable national feeling of the british people - I say it as a german ... :-)
ha ha I know... there is something generally shit hot about it really
Good music can do that to you. I admire patriotism (love of the LAND) in all nations.
God certainly blessed me when he made me British !! God bless the UK !!
God bless the Queen and Great Britian !!!
God Bless the UK & all it's people!!! I wish we had love & spirit for our country here in the U.S. like you do! Bless you all & thank you for the beautiful music and dedication to queen & country!
Duke Snyder l thought Americans did, you always seem so patriotic
3:32 I hear the voice of the British boys from an old movie saying "Heinkel!". Really great to see a Heinkel cerebrating the Britain. Now I wish to see a Schpidtfire to cerebrate Germany.
Joseph Calleja ( Malta ) - UK and Malta two countries joined explicable together by a history second to none .
First I feel very proud to see a Maltese tenor sing British patriotic songs.I Agree with you 100% Malta was Britain's favourite colony because we helped the British to win the war and Malta was also the only country (outside UK) that HRH Queen Elizabeth ever lived the only bad thing was that we didn't became a one country in 1956 God Save Britain God Save the Queen from Malta 🇲🇹🇬🇧
I'm Irish and a damn monarchist!
We want Ireland back in the Union
You'll get over it. Eventually
One Ireland, united under Westminster.
You are great, man!!!!!
keep you voice down
So magic, Joseph...Love that !!
Such patriotism isn't even dreamt in Italy. But too much of it also can be dangerous !
So can being too internationalist, multicultural and left-wing; we on the 'right' know where to find the balance.
The issue isn't about too much or too little patriotism, but whether or not a nation expresses good values or bad values. If a nation's values are good, infinite patriotism isn't dangerous, but beneficial to all mankind.
You're right. But people are so easily caught up in words without keeping consistent definitions. There's no such thing as an internationalist or multicultural political philosophy, so much as such left-wing ideologues are passionately nationalistic and patriotic about a nation that doesn't exist yet -- a nation such ideologues want to build by means of physical or diplomatic coercion. Ask yourself, what is a nation? Unity is nationalism, and it's inappropriate when it is unnecessary and unwanted. The true internationalists believe in nations to be 'inter' about, that is, free nations at peace, and therefore in cooperation as they choose.
Italy's disunity is either tragic, if there is indeed an Italian nation, or as it should be, if Italian unity is artificial in the first place. Perhaps Italy is just a peninsula after all, and its people are really and truly citizens of smaller territories therein. Are there Italians, or are there actually Venetians, Genoese, Roman, Neapolitans, Florentines, Milanese, etc? Or perhaps there is an Italian nation, but the present government and parties fail to represent it.
Yes you got the point. It's because of history, so many different boroughs in italy destroyed the identity. Step by step the state is beginning to recognize himself into one identity but it's very slow, because from village to village there is kinda hate and many different beings, I mean , you can see people living in a village being totally different from another one 10 km away. the situation is pretty drastic.... Fortunately Im moving to London in late september to study. I can escape this madness for a while !
You Can Just feel the GOOSE BUMPS long live the Empire
Chest Out, Head High... This is Joseph Calleja
What a performance !!! 3.40 - 3.43 ... a very emotional moment appreciated by loads of Maltese people ... May your career be full of these successful moments.
There will always be an England,and England shall be free as long as there’s Canadians to send across the sea!
hahahahahahahahahahahaha---true though, and ozzies and Kiwis etc etc etc etc etc etc etc THE COMMONWEALTH. !!
England is no longer free, nor shall this change in the future. Our salvation is through the Lord Jesus Christ, which brings new resolve to a dying people.
There will always be an England if the good and true men of America have anything to say about it !!!
Like it, and very true.😊
Tenor Joseph Calleja from Malta love England as sing Rule Britania from his heart!
Maltese Flag has the George cross on it.English tourists is very welcome
in Malta .I notice that the majority speak English very well!
Name me the country which can reproduce this kind of loyalty and love.
err no there an zero uploads of the us to match this one !! go figure
usa
How would that go? 'When America first arose from out the brown ooze...'
Liberia
Russia.
@@Thewarrockowntoo much much hatred, too many cops for me-- i left the u s 4&1/2yrs ago; i may return to a militia controlled area, if at all
love this you cant get fed up of it.
I VOTED OUT. AND I AM PROUD OF IT.
What will you tell your grand children, Remainers?
That they're left-wing fuck ups, and that people of their dispositions fade from memory once their grandchildren die.
That people voted to leave but the government didn't do shit. XD
Ever thought about what your grand children will say about YOU, ducky? Not now - some years in the future ...
Richie Ingpiece And from freeing us from invasions of people with names like Zwetschge Krampus.
I'll tell them they're heroes for voting us back in.