"God Save the Queen" (alternatively "God Save the King") is the national and/or royal anthem in a number

ofCommonwealth realms, their territories, and the British Crown Dependencies.[1][2] The words and title are
adapted to the gender of the current monarch, i.e. replacing Queen with King and she with he when a king reigns.
The author of the tune is unknown and it may originate in plainchant, but a 1619 attribution to John Bull is
sometimes made.
It is the national anthem of the United Kingdom and one of two national anthems used by New Zealand since
1977, as well as for several of the UK's territories that have their own additional local anthem. It is also the royal
anthem of all the aforementioned countries, as well as Australia (since 1984), Canada (since 1980),
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Barbados and Tuvalu. In countries not previously part of the British Empire, the tune of "God Save the Queen"
has provided the basis for various patriotic songs, though still generally connected with royal ceremony. [4] In
the United States, the melody is used for the patriotic song "My Country, 'Tis of Thee".
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, or the Royal Arms for short, is the official coat of arms of
the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II.[1] These arms are used by the Queen in her official capacity as
monarch of theUnited Kingdom. Variants of the Royal Arms are used by other members of the Royal Family;
and by the British government in connection with the administration and government of the country. In Scotland,
the Queen has a separate version of the Royal Arms, a variant of which is used by the Scotland Office.
The shield is quartered, depicting in the first and fourth quarters the three passant guardant lions of England; in
the second, the rampant lion and double tressure flory-counterflory of Scotland; and in the third, a harp for
Ireland.[2] Thecrest is a statant guardant lion wearing the St Edward's Crown, himself on another representation
of that crown. Thedexter supporter is a likewise crowned English lion; the sinister, a Scottish unicorn. According
to legend a free unicorn was considered a very dangerous beast; therefore the heraldic unicorn is chained, [3] as
were both supporting unicorns in the Royal coat of arms of Scotland. In the greenery below, a thistle, Tudor
Rose and shamrock are present, representing Scotland, England and Ireland respectively. The coat features both
the motto of English monarchs, Dieu et mon droit (God and my right), and the motto of the Order of the
Garter, Honi soit qui mal y pense (shame upon him who thinks evil of it) on a representation of the Garter behind
the shield.