As here, additional verses have been added down the years, but these are rarely used. There is no authorised version of the National Anthem, as the words are a matter of tradition.
This practice soon spread to other theatres and continued well into the 20th century, even being played at the end of an evening in cinemas and at other public events such as Balls and Dinners. It was a tremendous success and was repeated nightly. In a fit of patriotic fervour after news of Prestonpans had reached London, the leader of the band at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, arranged ‘God Save The King’ for performance after a play. In September 1745 the ‘Young Pretender’ to the British Throne, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, defeated the army of King George II in Scotland at Prestonpans, near Edinburgh. (CPPCC) decided to adopt the song as the provisional national anthem of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Sept 27, 1949, and the National People’s Congress (NPC) officially decided to adopt the song as the National Anthem of the PRC on Dec 4, 1982.
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