god save the queen became the national anthem in the 1780s and 1790s.
god save the queen became the national anthem in the 1780s and 1790s.
when did god save the queen became the national anthem?
in the 1780s and 1790s
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"god save the queen" has been sung in canada since the late 1700s and by the mid 20th century was, along with "o canada", one of the country's two "de facto" national anthems, the first and last verses of the standard british version being used. by-laws and practices governing the use of either song during public events in municipalities varied; in toronto, "god save the queen" was employed, while in montreal it was "o canada". prime minister lester b. pearson in 1964 said one song would have to be chosen as the country's national anthem and, three years later, he advised governor general georges vanier to appoint the special joint committee of the senate and house of commons on the national and royal anthems. within two months, on 12 april 1967, the committee presented its conclusion that "god save the queen", whose music and lyrics were found to be in the public domain, should be designated as the royal anthem of canada and "o canada" as the national anthem, one verse from each, in both official languages, to be adopted by parliament. the group was then charged with establishing official lyrics for each song; for "god save the queen", the english words were those inherited from the united kingdom and the french words were taken from those that had been adopted in 1952 for the coronation of elizabeth ii. when the bill pronouncing "o canada" as the national anthem was put through parliament, the joint committee's earlier recommendations regarding "god save the queen" were not included.
god save the queen