We maintain a special focus on flags and flag flying in the UK, from the Union Flag and its complex history to the latest community flag.
Flag protocol
- Flying Flags in the United Kingdom
- authoritative, fully illustrated guide to the rules of flag flying in the UK
- online browse or search | free view or download in PDF format
National flags
- Union Jack or Union Flag?: an authoritative view
- the Union Flag: a short history
- the Union Flag: a detailed specification
UK Flag Registry
- our UK Flag Registry is the only definitive record of the national, supranational, local and community flags flown in the UK, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
Flag flying days (UK)
- an up-to-date list of all official and customary flag flying days in 2026
