The flag of Chile, as La Estrella Solitaria (The Lone Star), is approaching its bicentenary. Chile adopted the flag on 18 October 1817, roughly five months before declaring independence from Spain. Only the flags of Denmark (1370), the Netherlands (1572), UK (1606) and USA (1777) have an older adoption date. The flag is very similar […]
Flore flies full UK Flag range
The Northamptonshire village of Flore is home to the Commonwealth Flag Project. With the registration last year of flags for Northamptonshire and Mercia, the Project took the opportunity to stage a magnificent display. It raised together the flags of every layer of identity applicable to the village: Flore, Northamptonshire, Mercia, England, Britain, Europe, Commonwealth & […]
Flag of Australia
Australia adopted its national flag on 3 September 1901, and King Edward VII officially recognised it seventeen months later. Its designers were Ivor Evans, Leslie John Hawkins, Egbert John Nuttall, Annie Dorrington and William Stevens. Ivor Evans was a 14-year-old Melbourne schoolboy; teenager Leslie Hawkins, a Sydney optician’s apprentice; Egbert Nuttall, a Melbourne architect; Annie […]
Flags at half mast for King Abdullah
Flying the Union Flag at half-mast following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has caused some controversy among those who question the nation’s human rights record. ‘Flying flags at Half Mast on gov[ernment] buildings for the death of Saudi king is a steaming pile of nonsense. That is all.’ tweeted Scottish Conservative leader Ruth […]
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