Knit your own Union Jack? Why not? Buckinghamshire-based Katie Ayers set herself this challenge and turned to us for vital information. Our Union Flag Specification gave her the correct proportions to plot the number of stitches. Then she started with a number of smaller examples… and just kept going. You can see a proud Katie […]
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Flags for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
HM Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for longer than any other British monarch and celebrates her Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Flags, of course, will play a big part in the festivities. There is no official Platinum Jubilee flag so various styles are available – including many that display the official Platinum Jubilee Emblem (shown left). […]
Flag of Wales: a blood-red dragon on a field of green
Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon) has officially been the flag of Wales since 1959, though the principality being represented by a dragon dates back to 830. The Red Dragon itself can be dated back to the Roman occupation of Britain or Arthurian Legend. Merlin prophesied of a battle between a red and a white […]
Wales: no change to Union Flag
In an interview for BBC Wales this morning Charles Ashburner, a Welshman and the Flag Institute’s Chief Executive, has gone on record as saying that moves to change the flag of the United Kingdom to include Wales are “unlikely to be successful for the foreseeable future.” Mr Ashburner suggested that whilst such a change might […]
Statement: Flag Institute President
Statement by the Malcolm Farrow, President of the Flag Institute “I would like to endorse most strongly the words of Andrew Rosindell MP – Chairman of the all party Flags and Heraldry Committee. It has been a privilege to work with the Committee for the last six years, during which we have together raised the […]
Chair of F&HC calls for immediate action on UK flag
Statement by Andrew Rosindell MP, Chair of Flags and Heraldry Committee “Since our founding in 2008, the Flags and Heraldry Committee has worked with the Flag Institute to promote proper governance of our national symbols. Together we have pushed government hard to recognise the importance of the kind of basic care of our national flag […]
Scotland votes NO but UK cannot stand still
Citizens throughout England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are waking up this morning in a United Kingdom which is both unchanged and never to be the same again. Whilst the government in Westminster (and indeed many of us in what very nearly became ‘the remainder of the UK’) breathe a collective sigh of relief, politicians of […]
Will Australia’s flag change if Union is redrawn?
The Australian National Flag, was chosen in a government approved public competition in 1901 and is registered under law as the chief national symbol of Australia. The Commonwealth Parliament approved and passed into law the FLAGS ACT 1953. With the passing of the Flags (Protection of Australian Flags) Amendment Bill 2008 (C2008B00208) the current design […]
UK Flag design: comments
As Scotland’s vote on independence fast approaches officers of the Flag Institute are being kept very busy answering press enquiries from around the World. Our role as the UK’s national flag charity is to inform any public debate about flags, so we do our best to answer all such enquiries. Here is the result of […]
Talks at 10 Downing Street
The Flag Institute today held high level ministerial talks at 10 Downing Street, relating to the future of the Union flag. The talks were organised by Andrew Rosindell MP and Lord West of Spithead of the Flags and Heraldry Committee, and hosted by John Hayes MP in the library of 10 Downing Street. Malcolm Farrow […]
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England: St George’s Day
England: St George’s Day
Apr 23 all-day
St George’s Day is England’s national day – St George was named as England’s principal patron saint in 1416. St George’s Day is listed as a flag flying day (for England only) by UK[...]
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Huntingdonshire Day: Birthday of...
Huntingdonshire Day: Birthday of...
Apr 25 all-day
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier. He was MP for his native Huntingdon (1628-9).
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International Workers’ Memorial Day
International Workers’ Memorial Day
Apr 28 all-day
International Workers’ Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their work. It is an official flag flying day only in Scotland, not in the[...]
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Staffordshire Day: Anniversary o...
Staffordshire Day: Anniversary o...
May 1 all-day
Staffordshire Day commemorates the foundation date of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759). The date was selected by public vote from a list that includes: 5 July – discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard (2009); 6 September[...]
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UK: Coronation of HM The King
UK: Coronation of HM The King
May 6 all-day
The Coronation Day of HM The King is listed as a flag flying day by UK government guidance. The Union Flag is specified. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-days-for-union-flag-flying The Coronation Day of HM The King is also listed as[...]
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Europe Day (European Union)
Europe Day (European Union)
May 9 all-day
Europe Day is celebrated annually on 5 May and 9 May. The European Union designates 9 May, the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (1950). https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/europe-day_en The Council of Europe designates 5 May, the anniversary of[...]
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Guernsey: Liberation Day
Guernsey: Liberation Day
May 9 all-day
Guernsey celebrates Liberation Day (Lé Jour dé la Libératiaon in Guernsey French) annually on 9 May. The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.
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Jersey: Liberation Day
Jersey: Liberation Day
May 9 all-day
Jersey celebrates Liberation Day (Jour d’la Libéthâtion in Jersey French) annually on 9 May. The date commemorates the island’s liberation in 1945 from German occupation during the Second World War.
