Meet... England

Hi guys! This week marks the final week of Meet The United Kingdom! To round off the series, it's time to meet my homeland: England.

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Capital: London

Anthem: 'God Save The Queen' (English), although others have been proposed

Motto: 'Dieu Et Mon Droit' (French) 'God And My Right' (English)

Population: 53 million (2011 census) (by the 2015 census, this had risen to 54.8 million!)

Official Language: English

Patron Saint: St George (23rd April)

My Favourite English...

Band/Artist: Queen/The Gorillaz (this was SO HARD.)

Actor: Alan Rickman

Blogger: Becky (both her blog aesthetic and her sons are beautiful)

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Meet... Scotland

Happy Wednesday!! Today is part 3/4 of the Meet the United Kingdom series! Today it's time to Meet... Scotland.

Scotland

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Capital: Edinburgh

Anthem: Various, but 'Flower of Scotland' (English) is widely used

Motto: 'In My Defens God Me Defend' (Scots) 'In My Defence God Me Defend' (?? Apparently this is good English)

Population: 5.3 million (2011 census)

Official Language: English, Scots, Scottish Gaelic

Patron Saint: St Andrew (November 30th)

My Favourite Scottish...

Band/Artist: Capercaillie (hello Edexcel GCSE Music), and Emily Sandé

Actor: James McAvoy

Blogger: Charlotte (what a great name!)

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*AN* I've just heard about the tragic terrorist attack today in London, and would like to express my sorrow and mourning for those killed in the attack. My heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to the loved ones of all affected by this crisis. The terrorists will not divide us.

Meet... Ireland

This week's series post is the anomaly: Ireland. Although Ireland isn't in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland is, and I figured that mainland Ireland (Republic of Ireland) is big enough and close enough to the UK to be included in this series. So, let's Meet the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland!

Republic of Ireland // Northern Ireland 

Éire // Tuaisceart Éireann

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Capital: Dublin // Belfast

Anthem: 'Amhrán na bhFiann' (Irish) 'The Soldiers' Song' (English) // 'God Save The Queen' (also England's national anthem)

Motto: No official motto, but 'Éire go Deo' (Irish), 'Ireland is Forever' (English) is often used // 'Quis separabit?' (Latin) 'Who will separate us?' (English)

Population: 4.5 million (2011 census) // 1.8 million (2011 census)

Official Language: Irish, English // English, Irish

Patron Saint: St Patrick (March 17th - on Friday!) // St Patrick (March 17th - on Friday!)

My Favourite (Northern) Irish...

Band/Artist: The Corrs // Van Morrison

Actor: Aidan Turner or Andrew Scott // Kenneth Branagh

Blogger: Eleanor // Lauren

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Meet... Wales

Hi guys! This week marks the start of the Meet The United Kingdom (plus Ireland) series. This week, it's Wales!

Wales

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Capital: Cardiff

Anthem: 'Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau' (Welsh) 'Land Of My Fathers' (English)

Motto: 'Cymru am byth' (Welsh) 'Wales Forever/Long Live Wales' (English)

Population: 3 million (2011 census)

Official Language: Welsh, English

Patron Saint: St David (March 1st)

My Favourite Welsh...

Band/Artist: Tom Jones

Actor: Anthony Hopkins

Blogger: Jemima

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