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This was combined with the previous Union Flag of St George and St Andrew, after the Act of Union of Ireland with England (and Wales) and Scotland on 1 January 1801, to create the Union Flag that has been flown ever since. 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. Parry, Richard Lloyd; Blet, Raphael (14 June 2019), "Colonial nostalgia rules in Hong Kong as young refuse to accept China's authority", The Times , retrieved 5 July 2019

Whether draped around Olympic athletes or the focus of protests in Northern Ireland, this quintessential emblem of Britishness has been a source of controversy and high emotion since it was first flown more than 400 years ago. The Position of Ulster". Ashburton Guardian. Vol.XLII, no.9413. National Library of New Zealand. 16 December 1921. p.5 . Retrieved 9 January 2012. The Flags and Heraldry Committee, an all-party parliamentary group lobbying for official standards, cooperated with the Flag Institute in 2010 to publish a set of recommended guidelines for the flag's display and use as a symbol. [97] There is no specific way in which the Union Flag should be folded as there is with the United States Flag. It is usually folded rectilinearly, with the hoist on the outside, to be easily reattached to the pole. [97] [98] A young scholar who enjoyed studying and not naturally inclined towards sport the teenage James revelled in reading and learning languages from Greek to Latin and French as well as composing poetry and translating the bible. Not known to be a social creature James nevertheless cultivated a close friendship with the married 37-year-old Esme Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox, to who he also dedicated a poem. What was more likely a crush for the then 14-year-old James than a friendship is the first indication of the Scottish king’s latent homosexuality which Protestant nobles disdained given James's enjoyment of demonstrating public displays of affection with the earl.a b c Chan, Holmes (13 July 2019). "Explainer: The conflicting messages behind protesters' use of the colonial Hong Kong flag". hongkongfp.com. Hong Kong Free Press . Retrieved 26 June 2020. Wales is not represented in the Royal Standard, as its special position as a Principality was recognised by the creation of the Prince of Wales long before the incorporation of the quarterings for Scotland and Ireland in the Royal Arms.

The Admiralty in 1864 settled all official flags at proportions of 1:2, but the relative widths of the crosses remained unspecified, with the above conventions becoming standardised in the 20th century. [46] In the 19th century, the Union flag was defined by the same blazon but could vary in its geometrical proportions. [47] The Union Flag was also the formal flag for the Dominion of Newfoundland, a separate dominion of the British Empire from 1907 to 1949. Newfoundland retained the Union Flag as the province's official flag after it joined the Canadian confederation in 1949. In 1980, the flag of Newfoundland was adopted as the new provincial flag, with the design for the new flag of Newfoundland being derived from the Union Flag. a b c d e f "Section 8: Other Flags". canada.ca. Department of National Defence. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020 . Retrieved 27 November 2019. 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] This royal flag was, at first, to be used only at sea on civil and military ships of both England and Scotland, whereas land forces continued to use their respective national banners. [58] Flying the national flag at the mainmast had signified the Admiral of the Narrow Seas (the English Channel) and confusion arose. In 1634, King Charles I restricted its use to Royal Navy ships. [15] [28] After the Acts of Union 1707, the flag gained a regularised status as "the ensign armorial of the Kingdom of Great Britain", the newly created state. It was then adopted by land forces as well, although the blue field used on land-based versions more closely resembled that of the blue of the flag of Scotland.

by the 1970s, "its current official dimension of l/30th the width of the flag" The Flag Bulletin, Volumes 12–14, Flag Research Center (1973), p. 85. Before James became king he made promises to people from different political and religious factions. The Catholics wanted to move the church in a decisive direction and rid the country of Protestantism, while the Protestants wanted to get rid of the vestiges of Catholicism and go mainstream Protestant. Among the others ispoke to in the hours before the news of her death broke was Tom Hall, 37, from Wimbledon, who was visiting the palace with his in-laws from Seoul, South Korea. “Only a few months ago we were here for the Platinum Jubilee and watching the jets fly overhead, and I thought, ‘what a flipping life’,” he said.