Large Union Jack Flag 8ft x 5ft

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Large Union Jack Flag 8ft x 5ft

Large Union Jack Flag 8ft x 5ft

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Created using our state-of-the-art textile print systems and woven polyester flag fabric in our UK manufacturing facility. Chosen for strength and durability, knitted polyester is an ideal choice for anybody looking for a good value national flag finished ready to fly from your flagpole. Various shades of blue have been used in the saltire over the years. The ground of the current Union Flag is a deep " navy" blue ( Pantone 280), which can be traced to the colour used for the Blue Ensign of the Royal Navy's historic "Blue Squadron". (Dark shades of colour were used on maritime flags on the basis of durability.) In 2003 a committee of the Scottish Parliament recommended that the flag of Scotland use a lighter " royal" blue (Pantone 300) (the Office of the Lord Lyon does not detail specific shades of colour for use in heraldry). Previously, the flag was generally only flown on public buildings on days marking the birthdays of members of the royal family, the wedding anniversary of the monarch, Commonwealth Day, Accession Day, Coronation Day, the monarch's official birthday, Remembrance Sunday, and on the days of the State Opening and prorogation of Parliament. Non-government organisations were (and are) permitted to fly the Union Flag whenever they choose. The cross of St George, patron saint of England since the 1270's, is a red cross on a white ground. After James I succeeded to the throne, it was combined with the cross of St Andrew in 1606. The current flag's design has been in use since 1801. Its original blazon, as decreed by George III of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801, reads:

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Hannan, Daniel (15 June 2019), "Hong Kongers know the values behind the Union flag – but do the British?", The Telegraph , retrieved 5 July 2019Several individuals residing in countries not a part of the Commonwealth of Nations have adopted the Union Flag as a flag of protest. After the British referendum on membership of the European Union resulted in a vote to leave, the Union Flag had become a symbol of euroscepticism in Italy. In August 2016, many local businesses along the Italian riviera hoisted the flags as a protest against the implementation of the Services in the Internal Market Directive 2006. [115] Hong Kong [ edit ] The London (RC101D) flag now has a larger crest. This is the same size as the tea stained version (RC101VD) It is so called because it combines the crosses of the three countries united under one Sovereign - the kingdoms of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Ireland (although since 1921 only Northern Ireland has been part of the United Kingdom). The Position of Ulster". Ashburton Guardian. Vol.XLII, no.9413. National Library of New Zealand. 16 December 1921. p.5 . Retrieved 9 January 2012. This royal flag was, at first, to be used only at sea on civil and military ships of both England and Scotland, whereas land forces continued to use their respective national banners. [58] Flying the national flag at the mainmast had signified the Admiral of the Narrow Seas (the English Channel) and confusion arose. In 1634, King Charles I restricted its use to Royal Navy ships. [15] [28] After the Acts of Union 1707, the flag gained a regularised status as "the ensign armorial of the Kingdom of Great Britain", the newly created state. It was then adopted by land forces as well, although the blue field used on land-based versions more closely resembled that of the blue of the flag of Scotland.

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It is often stated that a flag upside down is a form of distress signal or even a deliberate insult. In the case of the Union Flag, the difference is subtle and is easily missed by the uninformed. It is often displayed upside down inadvertently—even on commercially-made hand waving flags. [53] a b Duffy, Jonathan (10 April 2006). "Union recognition". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Sunday 13 May 1660". The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Phil Gyford. 13 May 1660 . Retrieved 12 January 2017.Hulme, Edward. F. (1897). The flags of the world: their history, blazonry and associations (txt). F. Warne & co. p.152.

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a b Bartram, Graham; Flags & Heraldry Committee (2010). Flying Flags in the United Kingdom (PDF) (PDF). London: The Flag Institute. ISBN 978-0-9513286-1-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2014 . Retrieved 13 August 2014. Moore, Matthew (5 December 2007). "The new face of Britain Flag poll results". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. a b "Designated days for Union Flag flying". Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013 . Retrieved 9 January 2013.However, the meaning behind the use of the flags by pro-democracy protestors, including the Union Flag, remains disputed with protestors citing a variety of reasons for flying it. [119] Some pro-democracy protestors that flew foreign flags, including the Union Flag, did so in an effort to attract international media attention to the protests, while others did so in an effort to irritate the central government of China. [119] [120] The Union Flag, in addition to other foreign flags, were also used by some protestors to illustrate their desire for Hong Kong to be an "international city"; whereas others used the flag simply as a generic symbol of freedom. [119] [121] [122] a b "-kin". Oxford English Dictionary (Onlineed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)



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