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Northern Ireland </caption> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="display:none"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(1-2).svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281-2%29.svg/255px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="255" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%25281-2%2529.svg/383px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%25281-2%2529.svg.png 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:FIAV_111000.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description" title="National flag"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/FIAV_111000.svg/23px-FIAV_111000.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/FIAV_111000.svg/35px-FIAV_111000.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/FIAV_111000.svg/46px-FIAV_111000.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210"></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Proportion</th> <td class="infobox-data">1:2</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th> <td class="infobox-data">1 January 1801<span class="noprint">; 223 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1801-01-01</span>)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Design</th> <td class="infobox-data">A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white.</td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="display:none"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background: #DEDEE2; color:inherit;"><b>Alternative 3:5 ratio</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(3-5).svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-5%29.svg/175px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-5%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%25283-5%2529.svg/264px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%25283-5%2529.svg.png 1.5x,https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%25283-5%2529.svg/350px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%25283-5%2529.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600"></a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Proportion</th> <td class="infobox-data">3:5</td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The design of the Union Jack dates back to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Act_of_Union_1801?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Act of Union 1801">Act of Union 1801</a>, which united the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Ireland">Kingdom of Ireland</a> (previously in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Personal_union?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Personal union">personal union</a>) to create the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland</a>. The flag consists of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/St_George%27s_Cross?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="St George's Cross">red cross</a> of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_George?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saint George">Saint George</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Patron_saint?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Patron saint">patron saint</a> of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/England?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="England">England</a>, which also represents <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wales">Wales</a>), edged in white, superimposed on the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Patrick's Flag">saltire</a> of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_Patrick?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saint Patrick">Saint Patrick</a> (patron saint of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>), also edged in white, which are superimposed on the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Scotland">saltire</a> of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_Andrew?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Andrew">Saint Andrew</a> (patron saint of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>). <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wales">Wales</a> is not represented in the Union Flag by Wales's patron saint, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_David?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saint David">Saint David</a>, because the flag was designed whilst Wales was part of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_England?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of England">Kingdom of England</a>.</p> <p>The flag proportions on land and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/War_flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="War flag">war flag</a> used by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_Army?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British Army">British Army</a> have the proportions 3:5.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The flag's height-to-length proportions at sea are 1:2.<sup id="cite_ref-Flag_proportions_2-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Flag_proportions-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Union Flag also features in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Canton_(flag)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Canton (flag)">canton</a> of the flags of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Air_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>, and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_Merchant_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="British Merchant Navy">British Merchant Navy</a>. These flags are known as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_ensign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British ensign">ensigns</a>.</p> <p>The earlier <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Great_Britain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Great Britain">flag of Great Britain</a> was established in 1606 by a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Proclamation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Proclamation">proclamation</a> of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/James_I_of_England?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="James I of England">King James VI and I</a> of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_Scottish_monarchs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of Scottish monarchs">Scotland</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_English_monarchs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of English monarchs">England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new flag of the United Kingdom was officially created by an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Order_in_Council?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Order in Council">Order in Council</a> of 1801, with its <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Blazon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Blazon">blazon</a> reading as follows:</p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style> <blockquote class="templatequote"> <p>The Union Flag shall be <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Azure_(heraldry)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Azure (heraldry)">azure</a>, the Crosses <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saltire?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saltire">saltire</a> of Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick quarterly per saltire, counter-changed, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Argent?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Argent">argent</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gules?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gules">gules</a>, the latter <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Fimbriation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Fimbriation">fimbriated</a> of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Argent?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Argent">second</a>, surmounted by the Cross of Saint George of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gules?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gules">third</a> fimbriated as the saltire.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </blockquote> <p>No official standardised colours were specified, although the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_Institute?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag Institute">Flag Institute</a> defines the red and royal blue colours as Pantone 186 C (RGB 207, 20, 43) and Pantone 280 C (RGB 0, 36, 125), respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Name"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Name</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Flying_the_flag"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Flying the flag</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Upside-down"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Upside-down</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#St_Patrick's_saltire"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">St Patrick's saltire</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Half-mast"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Half-mast</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Flying_from_public_buildings"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Flying from public buildings</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Flag_days"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Flag days</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Welsh_representation"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Welsh representation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Northern_Ireland"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Northern Ireland</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scottish_independence"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Scottish independence</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Construction_sheets"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Construction sheets</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Name" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>According to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_Institute?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag Institute">Flag Institute</a>: "It is often stated that the Union Flag should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From early in its life, the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use"<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1902, an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially. Such use was given Parliamentary approval in 1908 when it was stated that "the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag". Notwithstanding Their Lordships' circular of 1902, by 1913, the Admiralty described the "Union Flag" and added in a footnote that 'A Jack is a Flag to be flown only on the "Jack" Staff'.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The etymology of "Jack" in the context of flagstaffs reaches back to Middle German. The suffix <i>-kin</i> was used in Middle Dutch and Middle German as a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Diminutive?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Diminutive">diminutive</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OED-kin_8-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-OED-kin-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples occur in both <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chaucer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Chaucer">Chaucer</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/William_Langland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="William Langland">Langland</a> though the form is unknown in Old English.<sup id="cite_ref-OED-kin_8-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-OED-kin-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>John</i> is a common male forename (going back to the Bible), appearing in Dutch as <i>Jan</i>. Both languages use it as a generic form for a man in general.<sup id="cite_ref-OEDJohn_9-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-OEDJohn-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two were combined in the Middle Dutch <i>Janke</i>, whence Middle French <i>Jakke</i> and Middle English <i>Jack</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-OEDJackn2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-OEDJackn2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jack came to be used to identify all manner of particularly small objects or small versions of larger ones. The <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/OED?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="OED">OED</a></i> has definition 21 "Something insignificant, or smaller than the normal size" and gives examples from 1530 to 2014 of this usage.<sup id="cite_ref-OEDJackn2_10-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-OEDJackn2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further examples in the compounds section at 2b illustrate this.<sup id="cite_ref-OEDJackn2_10-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-OEDJackn2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original maritime flag use of <i>jack</i> was "A ship's flag of a smaller size than the ensign, used at sea as a signal, or as an identifying device".<sup id="cite_ref-OEDjackn4_11-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-OEDjackn4-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Jack was flown in the bows or from the head of the spritsail mast to indicate the vessel's nationality: "You are alsoe for this present service to keepe in yo<sup>r</sup> Jack at yo<sup>r</sup> Boultspritt end and yo<sup>r</sup> Pendant and yo<sup>r</sup> Ordinance"<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Union Flag when instantiated as a small jack became known as the "Union Jack" and this later term transferred to more general usage of the Union Flag.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also later a short flagpole was placed in the bows of a ship to fly the jack, this became known as the <i>jackstaff</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-OEDjackstaff_14-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-OEDjackstaff-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Flying_the_flag">Flying the flag</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Flying the flag" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="thumb tright" style=""> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:-moz-fit-content; width:fit-content;"> <div class="center noresize" style="width:auto;"> <table style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"> <tbody> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Scotland_%28navy_blue%2C_3-2%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Scotland_%28navy_blue%2C_3-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Scotland_%28navy_blue%2C_3-2%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Scotland_%28navy_blue%2C_3-2%29.svg.png" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Scotland_%28navy_blue%2C_3-2%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_Scotland_%28navy_blue%2C_3-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Scotland_%28navy_blue%2C_3-2%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Scotland_%28navy_blue%2C_3-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><br> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Scotland">St Andrew's Cross</a><br><small><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/16th_century?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="16th century">16th c.</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Scotland">Scotland</a>)</small> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_England_%283-2%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_England_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_England_%283-2%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_England_%283-2%29.svg.png" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_England_%283-2%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_England_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_England_%283-2%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_England_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><br> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_England?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of England">St George's Cross</a><br><small><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/16th_century?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="16th century">16th c.</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_England?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of England">England and Wales</a>)</small> </div></td> </tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"> <td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td> <td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td> <td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td> <td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td> <td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td> <td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"> <td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td> <td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td> <td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td> <td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%2C_3-2%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%2C_3-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%2C_3-2%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%2C_3-2%29.svg.png" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%2C_3-2%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%2C_3-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%2C_3-2%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Great_Britain_%281707%2C_3-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><br> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Great_Britain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Great Britain">King's Colours of 1606</a><br><small><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Acts of Union 1707">1707</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Great Britain</a>)</small> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire_%283-2%29.svg/150px-Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire_%283-2%29.svg/150px-Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire_%283-2%29.svg.png" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire_%283-2%29.svg/225px-Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire_%283-2%29.svg/300px-Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><br> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Patrick's Flag">St Patrick's Cross</a><br><small>(<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Ireland">Ireland</a>)</small> </div></td> </tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"> <td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td> <td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td> <td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td> <td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td> <td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td> <td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"> <td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td> <td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282-3%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282-3%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 100px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282-3%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282-3%29.svg.png" data-width="150" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282-3%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282-3%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282-3%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282-3%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><br> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_Flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#1801%E2%80%932000" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Flag">Union Flag of 1801</a><br><small><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Act_of_Union_1800?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Act of Union 1800">1801</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom</a>)</small> </div></td> </tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div style="float: right;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Template:Union_Jack_evolution?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Bigger Render"> <noscript> <img alt="Bigger Render" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Desc-i.svg/16px-Desc-i.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="648"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 16px;height: 16px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Desc-i.svg/16px-Desc-i.svg.png" data-alt="Bigger Render" data-width="16" data-height="16" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Desc-i.svg/24px-Desc-i.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Desc-i.svg/32px-Desc-i.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </div>Evolution of the Union flag </div> </div> </div> <p>The Union Flag can be flown by any individual or organisation in Great Britain on any day of their choice. Legal regulations restrict the use of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_Jack?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Union Jack">Union Flag</a> on government buildings in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Northern_Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>. Long-standing restrictions on UK government use of the flag elsewhere were abolished in July 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-dcms_15-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-dcms-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gob_16-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-gob-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Upside-down">Upside-down</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Upside-down" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>While the flag appears symmetric, the white lines above and below the diagonal red are different widths. On the side closer to the flagpole (or on the left when depicted on paper), the white lines above the diagonals are wider; on the side farther from the flagpole (or on the right when depicted on paper), the converse is true. Thus, no change will be apparent when rotating the flag 180 degrees, but if mirrored the flag will be upside-down.</p> <p>Placing the flag upside down is considered <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/L%C3%A8se_majest%C3%A9?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Lèse majesté">lèse majesté</a> and is offensive to some.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it can be flown upside down as a distress signal. While this is rare, it was used by groups under siege during the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Boer_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Boer War">Boer War</a> and during campaigns in India in the late 18th century. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="St_Patrick's_saltire"><span id="St_Patrick.27s_saltire"></span>St Patrick's saltire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: St Patrick's saltire" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Because of the relative positions of the saltires of St Patrick and St Andrew, the UK flag is not symmetrical. The red saltire of St Patrick is offset such that it does not relegate the white saltire of St Andrew to a mere border. St Andrew's saltire has the higher position at the hoist side with St Patrick's saltire in the higher position on the opposite side.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Half-mast">Half-mast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Half-mast" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The Union Flag is flown from UK government buildings at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Half-mast?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Half-mast">half-mast</a> in the following situations:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <ul> <li>from the announcement of the death of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_monarch?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="British monarch">Sovereign</a> (an exception is made for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Proclamation_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Proclamation Day">Proclamation Day</a> – the day the new Sovereign is proclaimed, when the Flag is flown at full mast from 11 am to sunset)</li> <li>the day of the funeral of a member of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_royal_family?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British royal family">British royal family</a></li> <li>the funeral of a foreign Head of State</li> <li>the funeral of a former <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">British Prime Minister</a></li> </ul> <p>The Sovereign sometimes declares other days when the Union Flag is to fly at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Half-mast?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Half-mast">half-mast</a>. Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds of the way up the flagpole with at least the height of the flag between the top of the flag and the top of the flagpole.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Flying_from_public_buildings">Flying from public buildings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Flying from public buildings" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Until July 2007, the Union Flag was only flown on UK government buildings on a limited number of special days each year. The choice of days was managed by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Department for Culture, Media and Sport">Department for Culture, Media and Sport</a> (DCMS).<sup id="cite_ref-dcms_15-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-dcms-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Government buildings are those used by civil servants, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Crown?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Crown">the Crown</a>, or the armed forces. They were not applicable to private citizens, corporations, or local authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-dcms_15-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-dcms-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>On 3 July 2007, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Justice?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Secretary of State for Justice">Justice Secretary</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Jack_Straw?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Jack Straw">Jack Straw</a> laid a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Green_paper?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Green paper">green paper</a> before Parliament entitled <i>The Governance of Britain</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-gob_16-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-gob-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alongside a range of proposed changes to the constitutional arrangements of the UK was a specific announcement that there would be consultation on whether the rules on flag-flying on UK government buildings should be relaxed.</p> <p>Two days later, Prime Minister <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gordon_Brown?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> announced that with immediate effect the Union Flag would fly from the flagpole above the front entrance of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/10_Downing_Street?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="10 Downing Street">10 Downing Street</a> on every day of the year. The intention was to increase feelings of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_national_identity?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British national identity">British national identity</a>. Other UK government departments were asked to follow this lead, and all government buildings in Whitehall did so.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/James_Purnell?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="James Purnell">James Purnell</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Culture_Secretary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Culture Secretary">Culture Secretary</a> from June 2007 to January 2008 in Brown's administration, subsequently concurred with the abolition of the restrictions – pending consultation on longer term arrangements.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Flag_days">Flag days</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Flag days" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The flag days directed by the DCMS include birthdays of members of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_Royal_Family?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="British Royal Family">Royal Family</a>, the wedding anniversary of the Monarch, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Commonwealth_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Commonwealth Day">Commonwealth Day</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Accession_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Accession Day">Accession Day</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coronation_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coronation Day">Coronation Day</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_King%27s_Official_Birthday?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="The King's Official Birthday">The King's Official Birthday</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Remembrance Sunday">Remembrance Sunday</a> and (in the Greater London area) on the days of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/State_Opening_of_Parliament?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="State Opening of Parliament">State Opening</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Legislative_session?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Procedure_in_Commonwealth_realms" title="Legislative session">prorogation</a> of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Since 2024, the relevant days have been:</p> <ul> <li>Second Monday in March (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Commonwealth_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Commonwealth Day">Commonwealth Day</a>)</li> <li>9 April (anniversary of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_Charles_and_Camilla_Parker_Bowles?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles">wedding of The King and The Queen</a>)</li> <li>6 May (anniversary of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Coronation of Charles III and Camilla">coronation of The King and The Queen</a>)</li> <li>Second Saturday in June (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/King%27s_Official_Birthday?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="King's Official Birthday">official birthday of The King</a>)</li> <li>21 June (birthday of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="William, Prince of Wales">The Prince of Wales</a>)</li> <li>17 July (birthday of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Queen_Camilla?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Queen Camilla">The Queen</a>)</li> <li>8 September (anniversary of the accession of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Charles_III?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Charles III">The King</a>)</li> <li>Second Sunday in November (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Remembrance Sunday">Remembrance Sunday</a>)</li> <li>14 November (actual birthday of The King)</li> </ul> <p>In addition, the flag should be flown in the following areas on the specified days:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wales">Wales</a>, 1 March: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_David%27s_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saint David's Day">Saint David's Day</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Northern_Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, 17 March: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saint Patrick's Day">Saint Patrick's Day</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/England?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="England">England</a>, 23 April: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saint George's Day">Saint George's Day</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, 30 November: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_Andrew%27s_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saint Andrew's Day">Saint Andrew's Day</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Greater_London?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Greater London">Greater London</a>: the opening and proroguing of Parliament</li> </ul> <p>Some non-central government bodies still continue to follow the flag days.</p> <p>In Scotland, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Scottish_Government?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a> has decreed that the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Scotland">Flag of Scotland</a> ("the Saltire") will fly on all its buildings every day from 8 am until sunset, but there is no specific policy on flying the Union Flag and as such it is sometimes flown alongside the Saltire and sometimes omitted. An exception is made for "national days". On these days, the Saltire shall be lowered and replaced with the Union Flag. These are the same as the flag days noted above with the exception of:</p> <ul> <li>3 September: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Merchant_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Merchant Navy">Merchant Navy</a> Day</li> </ul> <p>On <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saint_Andrew%27s_Day?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saint Andrew's Day">Saint Andrew's Day</a>, the Union Flag can only be flown if the building has more than one flagpole—the Saltire will not be lowered to make way for the Union Flag if there is only one flagpole.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Welsh_representation">Welsh representation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Welsh representation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Union_Flag_(including_Wales).svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Flag_%28including_Wales%29.svg/220px-Union_Flag_%28including_Wales%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 110px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Flag_%28including_Wales%29.svg/220px-Union_Flag_%28including_Wales%29.svg.png" data-width="220" data-height="110" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Flag_%28including_Wales%29.svg/330px-Union_Flag_%28including_Wales%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Flag_%28including_Wales%29.svg/440px-Union_Flag_%28including_Wales%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> One suggested redesign of the Union Jack with the red dragon from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Wales">flag of Wales</a> added in the centre </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Union_Jack_with_St_David%27s_Flag_incorporated.svg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"> <noscript> <img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Union_Jack_with_St_David%27s_Flag_incorporated.svg/220px-Union_Jack_with_St_David%27s_Flag_incorporated.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300"> </noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 110px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Union_Jack_with_St_David%27s_Flag_incorporated.svg/220px-Union_Jack_with_St_David%27s_Flag_incorporated.svg.png" data-width="220" data-height="110" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Union_Jack_with_St_David%27s_Flag_incorporated.svg/330px-Union_Jack_with_St_David%27s_Flag_incorporated.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Union_Jack_with_St_David%27s_Flag_incorporated.svg/440px-Union_Jack_with_St_David%27s_Flag_incorporated.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a> <figcaption> Another suggestion on incorporating Wales into the Union Jack, with the white backdrop on the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/St_George%27s_Cross?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="St George's Cross">St George's Cross</a> being replaced with the yellow from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_St_David?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag of St David">Flag of St David</a> </figcaption> </figure> <p>In November 2007 the then culture minister <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Margaret_Hodge?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Margaret Hodge">Margaret Hodge</a> said she would consider a redesign of the Union Flag to incorporate the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Welsh_dragon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh dragon">Welsh dragon</a>, during a debate in the House of Commons on the frequency with which the flag flies above public buildings. The issue was initially raised by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ian_Lucas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ian Lucas">Ian Lucas</a>, another <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> MP, who complained that the flag introduced in 1606 following the accession of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/James_VI_of_Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="James VI of Scotland">James VI of Scotland</a> to the English throne as James I assumed the Welsh population as English under the bracket of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/England_and_Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="England and Wales">England and Wales</a> (represented by the cross of St George) which he then combined with the saltire of St Andrew which represented the union of England and Scotland. This principle continued in 1801 when the St Patrick cross was incorporated following the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Union_with_Ireland_Act_1800?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Union with Ireland Act 1800">Union with Ireland Act 1800</a>. Lucas claimed the identity of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wales">Wales</a> had been suppressed ever since the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Laws_in_Wales_Acts_1535%E2%80%931542?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542">Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542</a>. In the debate, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Albert_Owen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Albert Owen">Albert Owen</a> MP said that "we in Wales do not feel part of the union flag because the dragon or the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Saint_David?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Saint David">cross of St David</a> is not on it."<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_29-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-guardian-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> MP <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Stewart_Jackson?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Stewart Jackson">Stewart Jackson</a> described the comments as "eccentric".<sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_30-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-telegraph-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Northern Ireland" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <p>In <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Northern_Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, the Union Flag is flown from buildings of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Office?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Northern Ireland Office">Northern Ireland Office</a> as decreed by Regulations published in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Regulations were amended in 2002 to remove the requirement to fly the flag on the birthdays of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth,_the_Queen_Mother?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother">Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon">Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon</a> who both died that year.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current flag days are now the same as the United Kingdom government days noted above with the exception of the Queen Camilla's birthday, which was only added to the UK flag days after her wedding to King Charles in 2005, and has not yet been extended to Northern Ireland.</p> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Police_Service_of_Northern_Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Police Service of Northern Ireland">Police Service of Northern Ireland</a> is the only body in the United Kingdom that is not permitted to fly the Union Flag and is only permitted to fly its service flag or the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Standard_(United_Kingdom)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Standard (United Kingdom)">Royal Standard</a> in the event of a visit by the Sovereign.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Scottish_independence">Scottish independence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=10&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Scottish independence" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <p>As of 2013, numerous proposals were made about how the Union Flag might be altered to create a flag for the union of England, Wales and Northern Ireland after possible <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Scottish_independence?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Scottish independence">Scottish independence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/College_of_Arms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="College of Arms">College of Arms</a> stated that there would be no need to change the flag in those circumstances, and the existing flag could continue to be used if desired.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regarding the removal of Scottish heraldic features from the Union Flag, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Court_of_the_Lord_Lyon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Court of the Lord Lyon">Court of the Lord Lyon</a> stated in 2012 that "[that] would be speculation at this stage, and we could only cross that bridge if we came to it."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Construction_sheets">Construction sheets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=11&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit 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<section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flags_of_the_Interregnum_(British_Isles)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Flags_of_the_Commonwealth" class="mw-redirect" title="Flags of the Interregnum (British Isles)">Commonwealth's flags</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Historical_flags_of_the_British_Empire_and_the_overseas_territories?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories">Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_Empire_flag?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British Empire flag">British Empire flag</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_flags?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of United Kingdom flags">List of United Kingdom flags</a> – a list of flags used within the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_English_flags?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of English flags">List of English flags</a> – a list of flags used within England <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_Cornish_flags?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of Cornish flags">List of Cornish flags</a> – a list of flags used within <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cornwall?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_Northern_Irish_flags?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Northern Irish flags">List of Northern Irish flags</a> – a list of flags used 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/uk-flags/union-flag-specification/">The Flag Institute</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910051859/https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/uk-flags/union-flag-specification/">Archived</a> 10 September 2022 at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wayback_Machine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> It says "The proportions of the flag are 30 units wide by 50 units long", or in other words; the flag proportions are 3:5.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-Flag_proportions-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-Flag_proportions_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/614768/United-Kingdom-flag-of-the/">United Kingdom, flag of the</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517121204/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/614768/United-Kingdom-flag-of-the">Archived</a> 17 May 2013 at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wayback_Machine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, for flag ratio see flag caption</span></li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Arthur_Charles_Fox-Davies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Arthur Charles Fox-Davies">A.C. Fox-Davies</a>, <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Art_of_Heraldry:_An_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_of_Armory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory">The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory</a></i> (1904, reprinted 1986, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-906223-34-2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:BookSources/0-906223-34-2">0-906223-34-2</a>), p. 399: "By the King: Whereas, some differences hath arisen between Our subjects of South and North Britaine travelling by Seas, about the bearing of their Flagges: For the avoiding of all contentions hereafter. We have, with the advice of our Council, ordered: That from henceforth all our Subjects of this Isle and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdome of Great Britaine</a>, and all our members thereof, shall beare in their main-toppe the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_England?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of England">Red Crosse</a>, commonly called <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/St_George%27s_Cross?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="St George's Cross">St George's Crosse</a>, and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Scotland">White Crosse</a>, commonly called <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag of Scotland">St Andrew's Crosse</a>, joyned together according to the forme made by our <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Herald?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Herald">heralds</a>, and sent by Us to our Admerall to be published to our Subjects: and in their fore-toppe our Subjects of South Britaine shall weare the Red Crosse onely as they were wont, and our Subjects of North Britaine in their fore-toppe the White Crosse onely as they were accustomed"|James VI and I|<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orders_in_Council?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Orders in Council">Orders in Council</a>; Official creation of the Union Flag – 1606."</span></li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Max Cryer, <i>Curious English Words and Phrases: The Truth Behind the Expressions We Use</i> (2012), p. 395: "When Britain's official flag settled down in 1801, its exact design and colouring were meticulously written out by Order of Council which described it as 'the Union Flag'... The correct formal wording of the Order of Council, 1801, was..." &c.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/uk-flags/union-flag-specification/">"Union Flag: Specification"</a>. <i>The Flag Institute</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722173421/https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/uk-flags/union-flag-specification/">Archived</a> from the original on 22 July 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=John&rft.btitle=Oxford+English+Dictionary&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com%2Fsearch%2Fdictionary%2F%3Fq%3DJohn&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-OEDJackn2-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-OEDJackn2_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-OEDJackn2_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a 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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Jack&rft.btitle=Oxford+English+Dictionary&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com%2Fview%2FEntry%2F100485&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-OEDjackn4-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-OEDjackn4_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReference-OED-Jack" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/100487">"Jack"</a></span>. <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Jack&rft.btitle=Oxford+English+Dictionary&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com%2Fview%2FEntry%2F100487&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1633 quotation cited in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReference-OED-Jack" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/100487">"Jack"</a></span>. <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Jack&rft.btitle=Oxford+English+Dictionary&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com%2Fview%2FEntry%2F100487&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReference-OED-Union_flag" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?q%3DUnion%2Bflag">"Union flag"</a></span>. <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a></i> (Online ed.). <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oxford_University_Press?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oxford University Press">Oxford University Press</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Union+flag&rft.btitle=Oxford+English+Dictionary&rft.edition=Online&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com%2Fsearch%2Fdictionary%2F%3Fq%3DUnion%2Bflag&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span> <span style="font-size:0.95em; font-size:95%; color: var( --color-subtle, #555 )">(Subscription or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.oed.com/public/login/loggingin%23withyourlibrary">participating institution membership</a> required.)</span> "Compare slightly later Union Jack"</span></li> <li id="cite_note-OEDjackstaff-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-OEDjackstaff_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReference-OED-jackstaff" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?q%3Djackstaff">"jackstaff"</a></span>. <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a></i> (Online ed.). <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oxford_University_Press?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oxford University Press">Oxford University Press</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=jackstaff&rft.btitle=Oxford+English+Dictionary&rft.edition=Online&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com%2Fsearch%2Fdictionary%2F%3Fq%3Djackstaff&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span> <span style="font-size:0.95em; font-size:95%; color: var( --color-subtle, #555 )">(Subscription or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.oed.com/public/login/loggingin%23withyourlibrary">participating institution membership</a> required.)</span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-dcms-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-dcms_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-dcms_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-dcms_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Department for Culture, Media and Sport">Department for Culture, Media and Sport</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www.culture.gov.uk/flagflying/">Flag Flying</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205113845/http://www.culture.gov.uk/flagflying/">Archived</a> 5 February 2007 at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wayback_Machine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></i></span></li> <li id="cite_note-gob-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-gob_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-gob_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm71/7170/7170.pdf">The Governance of Britain</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201132614/http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm71/7170/7170.pdf">Archived</a> 1 December 2007 at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wayback_Machine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, for flying the Union Flag, see pp. 57–58</span></li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Matthew Tempest, "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/jan/19/northernireland.devolution">Paisley to stand down as MEP</a>", <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Guardian?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>, 19 January 2004. "After receiving almost 30% of the overall Northern Ireland vote in the 1979 European election, he became the first MEP to speak in the parliament when he protested that the Union Flag was flying upside down." <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202110348/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/jan/19/northernireland.devolution">Archived</a> 2 February 2017 at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wayback_Machine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/politics/29213.stm">Defence Secretary apologises for flag blunder</a>", BBC News, 13 November 1997.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016132137/http://www.culture.gov.uk/flagflying/faqs.html">"Flying the Flag on UK Government Buildings - Frequently Asked Questions"</a>. <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Department for Culture, Media and Sport">Department for Culture, Media and Sport</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www.culture.gov.uk/flagflying/faqs.html%233">the original</a> on 16 October 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Department+for+Culture%2C+Media+and+Sport&rft.atitle=Flying+the+Flag+on+UK+Government+Buildings+-+Frequently+Asked+Questions&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.culture.gov.uk%2Fflagflying%2Ffaqs.html%233&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016132137/http://www.culture.gov.uk/flagflying/faqs.html">"Flying the Flag on UK Government Buildings - Frequently Asked Questions - Q. What is half mast?"</a>. <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Department for Culture, Media and Sport">Department for Culture, Media and Sport</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www.culture.gov.uk/flagflying/faqs.html%233">the original</a> on 16 October 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Department+for+Culture%2C+Media+and+Sport&rft.atitle=Flying+the+Flag+on+UK+Government+Buildings+-+Frequently+Asked+Questions+-+Q.+What+is+half+mast%3F&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.culture.gov.uk%2Fflagflying%2Ffaqs.html%233&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPrime_Minister's_Spokesman2007" class="citation web cs1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Spokesman?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister's Spokesman">Prime Minister's Spokesman</a> (6 July 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809013048/http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page12378.asp">"Morning Press Briefing"</a>. <i>10 Downing Street</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page12378.asp">the original</a> on 9 August 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=10+Downing+Street&rft.atitle=Morning+Press+Briefing&rft.date=2007-07-06&rft.au=Prime+Minister%27s+Spokesman&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.number-10.gov.uk%2Foutput%2FPage12378.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarlin2007" class="citation web cs1">Carlin, Brendan (7 July 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103125305/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml%3D/news/2007/07/07/nflag107.xml">"Union flag already flying all year round"</a>. <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml%3D/news/2007/07/07/nflag107.xml">the original</a> on 3 November 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Union+flag+already+flying+all+year+round&rft.date=2007-07-07&rft.aulast=Carlin&rft.aufirst=Brendan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmain.jhtml%3Fxml%3D%2Fnews%2F2007%2F07%2F07%2Fnflag107.xml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6276280.stm">Brown lifts ban on national flag</a>", BBC News, 6 July 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206094842/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6276280.stm">Archived</a> 6 February 2009 at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wayback_Machine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSummers2007" class="citation web cs1">Summers, Deborah (6 July 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608205154/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2007/07/06/brown_flies_flag_for_britain.html">"Brown flies flag for Britain"</a>. <i>Newsblog</i>. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Guardian?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2007/07/06/brown_flies_flag_for_britain.html">the original</a> on 8 June 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Newsblog&rft.atitle=Brown+flies+flag+for+Britain&rft.date=2007-07-06&rft.aulast=Summers&rft.aufirst=Deborah&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.guardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farchives%2F2007%2F07%2F06%2Fbrown_flies_flag_for_britain.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFlag+of+the+United+Kingdom" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWebster2007" class="citation web cs1">Webster, Philip (6 July 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://archive.today/20211008141744/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/union-jack-will-fly-over-no-10-permanently-to-show-values-2qm85djbzmp">"Union Jack will fly over No 10 permanently 'to show values'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Times?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Times">The Times</a></i>. 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Opsi.gov.uk. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209115902/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/sr/sr2000/20000347.htm">Archived</a> from the original on 9 December 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlajka_Spojen%25C3%25A9ho_kr%25C3%25A1lovstv%25C3%25AD" title="Vlajka Spojeného království – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Vlajka Spojeného království" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baner_y_Deyrnas_Unedig" title="Baner y Deyrnas Unedig – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Baner y Deyrnas Unedig" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storbritanniens_flag" title="Storbritanniens flag – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Storbritanniens flag" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suurbritannia_lipp" title="Suurbritannia lipp – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Suurbritannia lipp" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25CE%25A3%25CE%25B7%25CE%25BC%25CE%25B1%25CE%25AF%25CE%25B1_%25CF%2584%25CE%25BF%25CF%2585_%25CE%2597%25CE%25BD%25CF%2589%25CE%25BC%25CE%25AD%25CE%25BD%25CE%25BF%25CF%2585_%25CE%2592%25CE%25B1%25CF%2583%25CE%25B9%25CE%25BB%25CE%25B5%25CE%25AF%25CE%25BF%25CF%2585" title="Σημαία του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σημαία του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_del_Reino_Unido" title="Bandera del Reino Unido – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bandera del Reino Unido" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erresuma_Batuko_bandera" title="Erresuma Batuko bandera – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Erresuma Batuko bandera" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%25BE%25D8%25B1%25DA%2586%25D9%2585_%25D8%25A8%25D8%25B1%25DB%258C%25D8%25AA%25D8%25A7%25D9%2586%25DB%258C%25D8%25A7" title="پرچم بریتانیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پرچم بریتانیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapeau_du_Royaume-Uni" title="Drapeau du Royaume-Uni – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Drapeau du Royaume-Uni" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeira_do_Reino_Unido" title="Bandeira do Reino Unido – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Bandeira do Reino Unido" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25EC%2598%2581%25EA%25B5%25AD%25EC%259D%2598_%25EA%25B5%25AD%25EA%25B8%25B0" title="영국의 국기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="영국의 국기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D5%2584%25D5%25AB%25D5%25A1%25D6%2581%25D5%25B5%25D5%25A1%25D5%25AC_%25D4%25B9%25D5%25A1%25D5%25A3%25D5%25A1%25D5%25BE%25D5%25B8%25D6%2580%25D5%25B8%25D6%2582%25D5%25A9%25D5%25B5%25D5%25A1%25D5%25B6_%25D5%25A4%25D6%2580%25D5%25B8%25D5%25B7" title="Միացյալ Թագավորության դրոշ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Միացյալ Թագավորության դրոշ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25AF%25E0%25A5%2582%25E0%25A4%25A8%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%2587%25E0%25A4%259F%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25A1_%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A4%25BF%25E0%25A4%2582%25E0%25A4%2597%25E0%25A4%25A1%25E0%25A4%25AE_%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A4%25BE_%25E0%25A4%25A7%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25B5%25E0%25A4%259C" title="यूनाइटेड किंगडम का ध्वज – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="यूनाइटेड किंगडम का ध्वज" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_Ujedinjenog_Kraljevstva" title="Zastava Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Zastava Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A6%25A4%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25B2%25E0%25A6%25AA%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%259C%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A6%25B0_%25E0%25A6%25AB%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25B2%25E0%25A6%25B9%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25A8" title="তিলপারাজ্যর ফিরালহান – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="তিলপারাজ্যর ফিরালহান" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendera_Britania_Raya" title="Bendera Britania Raya – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bendera Britania Raya" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%25C3%25A1ni_Bretlands" title="Fáni Bretlands – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Fáni Bretlands" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandiera_del_Regno_Unito" title="Bandiera del Regno Unito – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bandiera del Regno Unito" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D7%2593%25D7%2592%25D7%259C_%25D7%2594%25D7%259E%25D7%259E%25D7%259C%25D7%259B%25D7%2594_%25D7%2594%25D7%259E%25D7%2590%25D7%2595%25D7%2597%25D7%2593%25D7%25AA" title="דגל הממלכה המאוחדת – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דגל הממלכה המאוחדת" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gend%25C3%25A9ra_Britania_Raya" title="Gendéra Britania Raya – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Gendéra Britania Raya" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%2583%2592%25E1%2583%2590%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%25A0%25E1%2583%2597%25E1%2583%2598%25E1%2583%2590%25E1%2583%259C%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%2591%25E1%2583%25A3%25E1%2583%259A%25E1%2583%2598_%25E1%2583%25A1%25E1%2583%2590%25E1%2583%259B%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%25A4%25E1%2583%259D%25E1%2583%25A1_%25E1%2583%2593%25E1%2583%25A0%25E1%2583%259D%25E1%2583%25A8%25E1%2583%2590" title="გაერთიანებული სამეფოს დროშა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="გაერთიანებული სამეფოს დროშა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D2%25B0%25D0%25BB%25D1%258B%25D0%25B1%25D1%2580%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F_%25D1%2582%25D1%2583%25D1%258B" title="Ұлыбритания туы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Ұлыбритания туы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apvienot%25C4%2581s_Karalistes_karogs" title="Apvienotās Karalistes karogs – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Apvienotās Karalistes karogs" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungtin%25C4%2597s_Karalyst%25C4%2597s_v%25C4%2597liava" title="Jungtinės Karalystės vėliava – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jungtinės Karalystės vėliava" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_del_Regn_Unid" title="Bandera del Regn Unid – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Bandera del Regn Unid" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Az_Egyes%25C3%25BClt_Kir%25C3%25A1lys%25C3%25A1g_z%25C3%25A1szlaja" title="Az Egyesült Királyság zászlaja – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Az Egyesült Királyság zászlaja" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%2597%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B5_%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0_%25D0%259E%25D0%25B1%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B5%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BE_%25D0%259A%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BB%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B2%25D0%25BE" title="Знаме на Обединетото Кралство – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Знаме на Обединетото Кралство" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25AF%25E0%25A5%2581%25E0%25A4%25A8%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%25AF%25E0%25A4%259F%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25A1_%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A4%25BF%25E0%25A4%2582%25E0%25A4%2597%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25A1%25E0%25A4%25AE%25E0%25A4%259A%25E0%25A4%25BE_%25E0%25A4%25A7%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25B5%25E0%25A4%259C" title="युनायटेड किंग्डमचा ध्वज – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="युनायटेड किंग्डमचा ध्वज" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%2583%2592%25E1%2583%259D%25E1%2583%2590%25E1%2583%25A0%25E1%2583%2597%25E1%2583%259D%25E1%2583%2598%25E1%2583%2590%25E1%2583%259C%25E1%2583%2590%25E1%2583%25A4%25E1%2583%2598%25E1%2583%259A%25E1%2583%2598_%25E1%2583%259D%25E1%2583%259B%25E1%2583%2590%25E1%2583%25A4%25E1%2583%2594%25E1%2583%25A8_%25E1%2583%25A8%25E1%2583%2598%25E1%2583%259A%25E1%2583%2590" title="გოართოიანაფილი ომაფეშ შილა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="გოართოიანაფილი ომაფეშ შილა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D8%25B9%25D9%2584%25D9%2585_%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2585%25D9%2585%25D9%2584%25D9%2583%25D9%2587_%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2585%25D8%25AA%25D8%25AD%25D8%25AF%25D9%2587" title="علم المملكه المتحده – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="علم المملكه المتحده" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E1%2580%259A%25E1%2580%25B0%25E1%2580%2594%25E1%2580%25AD%25E1%2580%25AF%25E1%2580%2580%25E1%2580%25BA%25E1%2580%2590%25E1%2580%2580%25E1%2580%25BA%25E1%2580%2580%25E1%2580%2584%25E1%2580%25BA%25E1%2580%25B8%25E1%2580%2592%25E1%2580%2599%25E1%2580%25BA%25E1%2580%25B8%25E1%2580%2594%25E1%2580%25AD%25E1%2580%25AF%25E1%2580%2584%25E1%2580%25BA%25E1%2580%2584%25E1%2580%25B6%25E1%2581%258F_%25E1%2580%25A1%25E1%2580%259C%25E1%2580%25B6%25E1%2580%2590%25E1%2580%25B1%25E1%2580%25AC%25E1%2580%25BA" title="ယူနိုက်တက်ကင်းဒမ်းနိုင်ငံ၏ အလံတော် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ယူနိုက်တက်ကင်းဒမ်းနိုင်ငံ၏ အလံတော်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlag_van_het_Verenigd_Koninkrijk" title="Vlag van het Verenigd Koninkrijk – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Vlag van het Verenigd Koninkrijk" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A4%2582%25E0%25A4%25AF%25E0%25A5%2581%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25A4_%25E0%25A4%2585%25E0%25A4%25A7%25E0%25A4%25BF%25E0%25A4%25B0%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%259C%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25AF%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A5%258B_%25E0%25A4%259D%25E0%25A4%25A3%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25A1%25E0%25A4%25BE" title="संयुक्त अधिराज्यको झण्डा – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="संयुक्त अधिराज्यको झण्डा" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E3%2582%25A4%25E3%2582%25AE%25E3%2583%25AA%25E3%2582%25B9%25E3%2581%25AE%25E5%259B%25BD%25E6%2597%2597" title="イギリスの国旗 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="イギリスの国旗" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storbritannias_flagg" title="Storbritannias flagg – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Storbritannias flagg" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Det_britiske_flagget" title="Det britiske flagget – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Det britiske flagget" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyuk_Britaniya_bayrog%25CA%25BBi" title="Buyuk Britaniya bayrogʻi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Buyuk Britaniya bayrogʻi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaga_Wielkiej_Brytanii" title="Flaga Wielkiej Brytanii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Flaga Wielkiej Brytanii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeira_do_Reino_Unido" title="Bandeira do Reino Unido – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bandeira do Reino Unido" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapelul_Regatului_Unit" title="Drapelul Regatului Unit – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Drapelul Regatului Unit" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A4%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B3_%25D0%2592%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B1%25D1%2580%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B8" title="Флаг Великобритании – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Флаг Великобритании" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banner_o_Unitit_Kinrick" title="Banner o Unitit Kinrick – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Banner o Unitit Kinrick" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamuri_i_Britanis%25C3%25AB_s%25C3%25AB_Madhe" title="Flamuri i Britanisë së Madhe – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Flamuri i Britanisë së Madhe" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Flag of the United Kingdom – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Flag of the United Kingdom" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlajka_Spojen%25C3%25A9ho_kr%25C3%25A1%25C4%25BEovstva" title="Vlajka Spojeného kráľovstva – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Vlajka Spojeného kráľovstva" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%2597%25D0%25B0%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A3%25D1%2598%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B8%25D1%259A%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B3_%25D0%259A%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D1%2599%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B2%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0" title="Застава Уједињеног Краљевства – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Застава Уједињеног Краљевства" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_Ujedinjenog_Kraljevstva" title="Zastava Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Zastava Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhdistyneen_kuningaskunnan_lippu" title="Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan lippu – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan lippu" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storbritanniens_unionsflagga" title="Storbritanniens unionsflagga – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Storbritanniens unionsflagga" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25B8%2598%25E0%25B8%2587%25E0%25B8%258A%25E0%25B8%25B2%25E0%25B8%2595%25E0%25B8%25B4%25E0%25B8%25AA%25E0%25B8%25AB%25E0%25B8%25A3%25E0%25B8%25B2%25E0%25B8%258A%25E0%25B8%25AD%25E0%25B8%25B2%25E0%25B8%2593%25E0%25B8%25B2%25E0%25B8%2588%25E0%25B8%25B1%25E0%25B8%2581%25E0%25B8%25A3" title="ธงชาติสหราชอาณาจักร – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ธงชาติสหราชอาณาจักร" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birle%25C5%259Fik_Krall%25C4%25B1k_bayra%25C4%259F%25C4%25B1" title="Birleşik Krallık bayrağı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Birleşik Krallık bayrağı" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259F%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BE%25D1%2580_%25D0%2592%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25BE%25D1%2597_%25D0%2591%25D1%2580%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D1%2596%25D1%2597" title="Прапор Великої Британії – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Прапор Великої Британії" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D8%25A8%25D8%25B1%25D8%25B7%25D8%25A7%25D9%2586%25D9%2588%25DB%258C_%25D9%25BE%25D8%25B1%25DA%2586%25D9%2585" title="برطانوی پرچم – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="برطانوی پرچم" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu%25E1%25BB%2591c_k%25E1%25BB%25B3_V%25C6%25B0%25C6%25A1ng_qu%25E1%25BB%2591c_Li%25C3%25AAn_hi%25E1%25BB%2587p_Anh_v%25C3%25A0_B%25E1%25BA%25AFc_Ireland" title="Quốc kỳ Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Quốc kỳ Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E8%258B%25B1%25E5%259B%25BD%25E5%259B%25BD%25E6%2597%2597" title="英国国旗 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="英国国旗" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25C3%2580s%25C3%25AC%25C3%25A1_il%25E1%25BA%25B9%25CC%2580_Il%25E1%25BA%25B9%25CC%2580%25E1%25BB%258Dba_A%25E1%25B9%25A3%25E1%25BB%258D%25CC%2580kan" title="Àsìá ilẹ̀ Ilẹ̀ọba Aṣọ̀kan – Yoruba" lang="yo" hreflang="yo" data-title="Àsìá ilẹ̀ Ilẹ̀ọba Aṣọ̀kan" data-language-autonym="Yorùbá" data-language-local-name="Yoruba" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Yorùbá</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link 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