"God Save the Queen"
"God Save the Queen" was the national anthem of the United Kingdom.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 1950s, hours of television broadcast in the United Kingdom were strictly limited by the British government, and each evening's broadcasts from Alexandra Palace ended between 10.30 and 11pm with the anthem. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])
Miriam Rochester sang her own version of the anthem while preparing for the Jubilee. Instead of singing "God save the Queen", she sang "God save me". (AUDIO: Jubilee [+]Loading...["Jubilee (audio story)"])
The anthem was sung at the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern [+]Loading...["The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)"])
The Sex Pistols sang a version of "God Save the Queen". (COMIC: Clara Oswald and the School of Death [+]Loading...["Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)"])
Other uses of the phrase[[edit] | [edit source]]
"God save the Queen" was also used as a phrase in support of the monarch.
In 1881, "God save the Queen" was written on the surface of Mars with rocks by Godsacre, the Twelfth Doctor and Bill Potts in order to guide a fleet dispatched by Alpha Centauri. (TV: Empress of Mars [+]Loading...["Empress of Mars (TV story)"])
Upon seeing the crowned Elizabeth II on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on television, the Tenth Doctor remarked to Tommy Connolly "look, God save the Queen". (TV: The Idiot's Lantern [+]Loading...["The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)"])
In 1997, as the Ice Warrior Xznaal was crowned King of the United Kingdom, the human crowd reluctantly proclaimed "God save the King". Following his deposition, attendants and representatives of each nation at the recoronation of Elizabeth II called out "God save the Queen". (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])
The phrase was still used by the 33rd century. Hawthorne said the phrase when witnessing Liz Ten entering the lower levels of Starship UK. (TV: The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"])
