Approved by Her Majesty in 1968, the Royal Salute is a musical greeting and mark of respect. It is performed whenever the Lieutenant Governor attends an official event.

The salute consists of the first six bars of the Royal Anthem – God Save the Queen – followed by the first four and last four bars of O Canada.

The Royal Salute was known formerly as the vice-regal salute.

Note: For a pipe band, a combination of 'Mallorca' and 'O Canada' is played for the Royal Salute.

Sheet Music

The following five pieces comprise one complete set of music. They are downloadable PDFs.

• Royal Salute in Bb
• Royal Salute in C alto clef
• Royal Salute in C with percussion
• Royal Salute in Eb
• Royal Salute in F

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  To hear renditions of the Royal Salute and God Save the Queen, click on the links below.

• Royal Salute
• God Save The Queen