The Golden Rule was written by Andrew Motion to celebrate The Queen’s 80th birthday in 2006. It was set to music by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and played at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, on 23 April 2006. A second setting, entitled A Little Birthday Music and designed for a choir of school children to perform, was premiered at the BBC Proms on 19 July 2006. Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by Sir Andrew Motion, 2006