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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Isobel Frodsham

God Save the King to be sung for first time at St Paul’s service

King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort greet the crowd outside Buckingham Palace

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

The first official rendition of God Save the King will be sung at St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of a memorial service for the Queen.

The lyrics to the national anthem will change from “Queen” to “King” and “her victorious” to “him victorious” to mark that King Charles III has now taken over as monarch.

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