Did you know that the flag of England is the St.
George's Cross, not the Union Jack? I just learned yesterday that the Union Jack flag represents the United Kingdom. According to my one minute of research, the UK flag consists of three elements: the cross of St. George (red on white) for
England, the cross of St. Andrew (white diagonal on blue) for
Scotland, and the so-called
cross of St. Patrick (red diagonal on white) for Ireland. The original Union Jack/Union Flag adopted in 1606 was symmetrical: the red cross of St. George outlined in white overlaid on top of a St. Andrew's flag, which was blue with a white. If you go to London, England today, it is the Union Jack flag that you will see flying and plastered on all the
souvenirs. Public buildings are suppose to fly the Union Jack flag and can only fly the St. George's Cross if they have more than one flagpole.
Did you know that the flag of England is the St. George's Cross, not the Union Jack? I just learned yesterday that the Union Jack flag represents the United Kingdom. According to my one minute of research, the UK flag consists of three elements: the cross of St. George (red on white) for England, the cross of St. Andrew (white diagonal on blue) for Scotland, and the so-called cross of St. Patrick (red diagonal on white) for Ireland. The original Union Jack/Union Flag adopted in 1606 was symmetrical: the red cross of St. George outlined in white overlaid on top of a St. Andrew's flag, which was blue with a white. If you go to London, England today, it is the Union Jack flag that you will see flying and plastered on all the souvenirs. Public buildings are suppose to fly the Union Jack flag and can only fly the St. George's Cross if they have more than one flagpole.
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And please note that the Welsh flag (red dragon on a white and green background) is not represented in the Union Jack...we were not officially recognised by the quuen of England until 1979...she is German afterall I guess we should make allowances!!:)
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