According to a royal insider, Her Majesty, The Queen is an avid fan of the Russian national anthem and has been in talks with the government to have it adopted as the anthem of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in place of, God Save The Queen, that Her Majesty has often described to friends and family as 'A bloody awful dirge'
The Queen apparently considers the Russian anthem, 'Госудáрственный гимн Росси́йской Федерáции', 'nice and catchy' and has been seen at international events, including, the soccer World Cup and the London 2012 Olympics, humming and tapping her foot whenever it is played.
It is widely believed that The Queen has always hated the British anthem and has stubbornly refused to learn the words, citing the fact that she never has to sing it herself.
A spokesman at the Russian Embassy in London told us: "We don't blame The Queen for disliking her own national anthem. It's far too slow and downbeat and the lyrics are an absolute joke, apart from the bit about scattering your enemies, which we're all in favour of.
"I doubt if President Putin would let her use ours though. He's very proud of it and often sings it in the bathroom after Russia has been involved in provocative behaviour internationally, like sending fighter jets into NATO airspace and stuff like that"
The Queen's father, King George VI, was also believed to have harboured an intense dislike of the anthem and was once seen mouthing the words: "Oh for f*ck's sake, not this again" as the band struck up the opening bars during a state visit to The Virgin Islands in 1946.