Re: I heard a funny rumor.....
The Scots have been threatening this for years, too. The Irish actually got away with it. But you know what they say, "Britannia waives the rules."
BTW, here is the rarely-sung 6th verse of "God Save the King(or Queen)", sung to the tune of "Our Country 'tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty".
"Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring
May he sedition hush
And like a torrent rush
Rebellious Scots to crush
God save the King"