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Commonwealth Games Anthem
After some 18 replies to an earlier question on sports teams anthems, we do not seem to have an answer to individual countries of the UK.
Does anybody know yet what anthem has been selected when (if) England wins any gold medals in Melbourne?
The opening ceremony is on Wednesday 15th March (which wasn't a good date for Julius Caesar) and is not too far away. I would imagine even our sports bodies might have some idea by now?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes Boo, that's the problem. The anthem 'God Save the Queen' is the UK anthem, whenever the individual entities of the UK/GB enters competitions(England/Scotland/Wales/N.Ireland) it is not usual to play GSTQ when the medals are presented or, as a courtesy before a match in the case of the England v Wales rugby match last Saturday. Each country has its own anthem/national song.
A very good example of this is The Commonwealth Games which will be held in Melbourne, starting the 15th March. So, it would seem opinions are still divided. I wonder what odds are being offered at the bookies?
It was, after all, a line in the 'Coronation Ode' written by AC Benson to accompany Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance March No 1' music. It was for Edward VII's coronation and he - just like the present queen - was monarch of Great Britain and not just England.
It always tickles me, as a Scot, when Englishmen belt out the words, totally oblivious to the fact that this is not a hymn to them, but equally to the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish, too! I do hope that's the anthem chosen.