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Is our National Anthem unique?

I would agree with Edward Lee’s comments on our National Anthem.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Jul 2014, 12:00 BST
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh during a visit to Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.Photo: Chris Jackson/PA WireQueen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh during a visit to Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.Photo: Chris Jackson/PA Wire
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh during a visit to Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.Photo: Chris Jackson/PA Wire

But I would like to make one other point. Is our National Anthem the only one in the world to praise a person and not a country?

John Thornber

Spenser Close, Worsthorne