Union Jack with Queen's Royal Crest 3'x2' Flag

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Aviators, British Airways To Fly To Serve". British Airways . Retrieved 24 February 2022– via YouTube. Some specifically flew the Union Flag and the colonial flag of Hong Kong, nostalgic of the "values" of the previous colonial government, namely "personal freedoms, rule of law, [and] clean governance". [116] [118] Other pro-democracy protestors choose to use the Union Flag and the colonial flag of Hong Kong in an effort to call upon the British government to declare that China had failed to uphold the Sino-British Joint Declaration. [119] Several Hongkongers that hold British National (Overseas) passports who used the flag during the protests were doing so as a call to the British government to grant British National (Overseas) the right to abode in the United Kingdom. [119] Although a small number of Hongkongers seek direct British intervention into the matter, the majority of those that used the Union Flag or the colonial flag of Hong Kong during the protests do not hold such beliefs. [118] This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Sunday 13 May 1660". The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Phil Gyford. 13 May 1660 . Retrieved 12 January 2017. The Royal Standard never flies at half-mast. It represents the Monarchy, which is continuous, and it would therefore be inappropriate for it to fly at half-mast.

Union Flag: What happens if Scotland wins independence?". ITV News. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020 . Retrieved 4 December 2013. the land for France and raised a cross that bore a shield with three fleurs-de-lys, to represent the King of France. As New France developed, a variety of flags flew over settlements and permanent communities in what became Canada. They included the Flags may be flown on every day of the year. Government and local authority buildings in England, Scotland and Wales are encouraged to fly national flags every day of the year (the flying of flags at certain locations in Northern Ireland is constrained by The Flags Regulations [Northern Ireland] 2000 and Police Emblems and Flag Regulations [Northern Ireland] 2002). [2]No permission is needed to fly the national flags and they are excluded from most planning and advertising regulations (but flagpoles may not be).

During the nineteenth century the Union Flag acquired its current (naval) proportions of one to two. The individual strips of cloth that formed a flag had gradually become narrower, falling from c.11in (28cm) in the 17th century to 8in (23cm) in the early 19th century. There was some speculation on the matter in British dominions also, with one New Zealand paper reporting that:

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Grieve, Martin; Southworth, Christopher; Prothero, David. "United Kingdom: Regimental Colours". Flags of the World . Retrieved 9 July 2009.

Ultimately, when the British home secretary was asked on 7 December 1922 (the day after the Irish Free State was established) whether the Garter King of Arms was "to issue any Regulations with reference to the national flag consequent to the passing of the Irish Free State Constitution Act", the response was no and the flag has never been changed. [76] The cross saltire of St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, is a diagonal white cross on a blue ground. Sierra Leone". Flags, badges & arms of His Majesty's dominions beyond the seas and of territories under His Majesty's protection. Vol.2: Arms. London: HMSO. 1932. p.31. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06 . Retrieved 2022-01-06. In 1921, southern Ireland achieved its independence as the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland). Ghiglione, Davide (5 August 2015). "Italian beach operators hoist British flag in protest at EU law". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022 . Retrieved 9 February 2017.It made its earliest appearance in 1606. James VI of Scotland had recently ascended to the throne of England, bringing the two countries together in a new realm he styled "the Kingdom of Great Britain". History of the Union Flag | UK Flags". The Flag Institute. Archived from the original on 2023-01-07 . Retrieved 2023-01-07.