Today 9 March 2015 is Commonwealth Day. The Commonwealth first adopted its flag on 26 March 1976 and introduced a new pattern in November 2013. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Ottawa, Canada, in 1973 suggested the idea, developing it from car pennants. Arnold Smith, the first Commonwealth Secretary-General, and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre […]
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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 & […]
Parliament Square flags
The flags of the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories flew in Parliament Square to mark the State Visit of the President of Indonesia. They made a stirring sight, flying for the first time in the UK as a coordinated group. The 21 flags included two Union Flags that represented the two Sovereign Base Areas of […]
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