The flag consists of the red cross of Saint George, patron saint of England, superimposed on the saltire of Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. Its correct proportions are 3:5. The blue field on the flag was sky blue at first, but over time, the blue began to darken. [5]

Two days later, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that with immediate effect the Union Flag would fly from the flag pole above the front entrance of 10 Downing Street on every day of the year. The intention was to increase feelings of British national identity. Other UK government departments were asked to follow this lead, and all government buildings in Whitehall did so. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] A red dragon rampant on a gold field, from a longstanding local badge; the winning entry in a competition. The first Union Flag (also known as the King's Colours) with the Cross of St George placed upon the Flag of Scotland White Ensign, Royal Navy, usually ships bearing the prefix HMS (but see blue ensign), and the Royal Yacht SquadronA white Victorian lifeboat in upper hoist above two golden wavy hoops all over blue. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [77] Exmoor Flag | Free official image and info | UK Flag Registry". The Flag Institute . Retrieved 29 March 2023. a b Strangeway, Andy (19 September 2014). "Surrey Flag". British County Flags . Retrieved 5 June 2016. A field of air force blue with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel in the middle of the fly. Until July 2007, the Union Flag was only flown on UK government buildings on a limited number of special days each year. The choice of days was managed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). [15] Government buildings are those used by civil servants, the Crown, or the armed forces. They were not applicable to private citizens, corporations, or local authorities. [15]

Ensign used aboard ships of the Welsh Government, such as the patrol boats of the Marine and Fisheries Division. Leicestershire Flag | Free official image and info | UK Flag Registry". The Flag Institute . Retrieved 20 July 2021. Local authority flag. All the devices on the flag come from arms of various Earls of Stafford. The red chevron on gold was the arms of the de Staffords. It is charged with the family's famous Stafford knot badge. The lion represents the authority of the council. The former flag of the Greater London Council (1965-1986), a local government body which merged Middlesex with parts of Surrey, Kent, Essex and Hertfordshire to form Greater London. The GLC replaced the earlier London County Council (1889-1965). A banner of the joint Royal Coat of Arms of William III and Mary II, consisting of the Coat of Arms of England defaced with an inescutcheon for the House of Nassau (representing William) and impaled with another undefaced version of the same Coat of Arms (representing Mary).A red flag with a shield in the centre containing seven horizontal stripes of white and red (four white and three red). The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom defaced with a three-point label (with the second point charged with the Cross of St. George), quartered with the arms of Saxony. A blue ensign defaced with the badge of Gibraltar in the fly. This is the ensign for vessels owned by the Government, or in Government service. A white blossom flower on purple and a purple plum on gold divided by a diagonal wavy line. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [65] A red cross on a white field, with a red sword in the canton. The City of London ( excluding Greater London) is England's smallest ceremonial county and measures approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km2). The City of London is officially not part of Greater London or its 32 borough's.

A gold and blue horizontal bicolour with St. Cuthbert's Cross countercharged upon it. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [125] (Chosen by competition) [126] Banner of the princely House of Aberffraw and the Kingdom of Gwynedd famously used by Llywelyn the Great, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Owain Lawgoch. The Prince of Wales uses a version of this flag today emblazoned with a Crown on a green shield Against eight blue and white wavy lines, representing the county's rivers, a gold shield bearing a resting deer or hart. [21]A green strip in the hoist bearing a gold wheatsheaf; orange over blue with a wavy division. (Chosen by competition) [150] (Registered by the Flag Institute) [151] Brownlie, Bob (Christmas 2001). "Flags and Pennants". Journal of the Northern Lighthouse Board. OCLC 1181103575. The Union Flags and flags of the United Kingdom" (PDF). Parliament.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2009 . Retrieved 14 November 2012. Against eight blue and white wavy lines, representing the county's rivers, a gold shield bearing a resting deer or hart. (Also used as a county flag.) [21] A dark blue, red and light blue horizontal tricolour with a Union canton and defaced with the badge of the Chief of the Defence Staff. The tricolour is a combination of the colours of the Armed Forces.

A blue field with a white turret in the centre to represent Hadrian's wall with a white wavy line above to represent the rivers. [44] Vert a cross azure fimbriated or, a rose argent (Registered by the Flag Institute) [189] (Chosen by competition) [190] Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords, Westminster. "Lords Hansard text for 18 Jan 200718 Jan 2007 (pt 0002)". Publications.parliament.uk . Retrieved 14 November 2012. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red.reg Registered by the Flag Institute, a UK vexillology organisation that documents, guides and promotes the design, research and use of flags, but does not hold official status or authority. Banner adopted by Owain Glyndŵr and thought to be derived from the counter-charged arms of the princely Houses of Mathrafal and Dinefwr. It is in use by the National Eisteddfod for Wales, Cymdeithas yr iaith and widely amongst independentist groups No registered official ceremonial county flag, although it shares a historic county flag with West Sussex. The Ulster Banner – Flag of the former Government of Northern Ireland between 1953 and 1972 and still used to represent Northern Ireland in some sporting events in which Northern Ireland competes. The flag is particularly associated with the loyalist and unionist communities in Northern Ireland. Purcell, John M.; Croft, James A.; Monahan, Rich (2003). American City Flags: 150 Flags from Akron to Yonkers (PDF). North American Vexillological Association. pp.33–35. ISBN 978-0-9747728-0-6. OCLC 1011001515. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2019 . Retrieved February 3, 2020.