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List of UK flags

English flags Northern Irish flags Scottish flags Welsh flags Cornish flags Royal Standards City, town and village flags Former British Empire

This is a list of flags that have either been in use, or are currently used by, the United Kingdom and related territories.

Current national flags

England, Scotland and Wales

National and subnational flags of the United Kingdom

Date	Use	Description	Status
1801	Union Flag, popularly known as the Union Jack, used as the Flag of the United Kingdom	A superimposition of the Flags of England and Scotland with Saint Patrick's saltire (representing Ireland)	National flag used by government
c900	Flag of Scotland, also known as the St Andrew's Cross, or the Saltire	A white saltire on a blue field	National flag used by Scottish Parliament and agencies
c1300	Flag of England, also known as the St George's Cross	A red cross on a white field	Defacto national flag used, until devolution, mainly by the Church of England
1959	Flag of Wales, also known as the Red Dragon or Y Ddraig Goch	A red dragon, passant, on a green and white field	Defacto national flag used by Welsh Assembly and agencies

Northern Ireland

Flags	Date	Use	Description	Status
		Northern Ireland does not currently have a de jure National flag other than the Union Flag - the Ulster Banner is still in use by international organisations (eg FIFA , UEFA , and the Commonwealth Games ) Can be seen in the Historical flags section.	A red cross on a white field with a red hand, on a six pointed white star, crowned (representing the six counties in Northern Ireland).	Ceased to offically exist with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 which dissolved the Parliament of Northern Ireland, Not recognised by the British government or the Northern Ireland Assembly

Ensigns

Date	Use	Description
1801 -	Blue Ensign, used by some organisations or territories associated with the UK	A blue field, with a Union Flag in the canton
1801 -	Red Ensign, used by the Merchant Navy	A red field, with a Union Flag in the canton
1801 -	White Ensign, used by ships bearing the prefix HMS, and the Royal Yacht Squadron	A red cross on a white field with the Union Flag in the canton
1931 -	Civil Air Ensign, used by civilian aircraft	A blue and white cross on a light blue field with the Union Flag in the canton
1921 -	Royal Air Force Ensign	A RAF light blue field with the Royal Air Force roundel in the fly with a Union Flag in the canton
	Civil Jack	A Union Flag with a white border

Royal standards

Queen Elizabeth II

Date	Use	Description
1837	The Royal Standard, as used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland	A banner of the Queen's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
c.1930	The Royal Standard, as used in Scotland	A banner of the Queen's Arms, the Royal Arms in Scotland
1952	Personal Flag of Queen Elizabeth II, used by the Queen in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth	A crowned letter 'E' in gold, surrounded by a garland of gold roses on a blue background
1323	Royal Standard of Scotland	A lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory on a yellow field.

Standards of the Prince of Wales

Date	Use	Description
	Standard of the Prince of Wales, used in England and Northern Ireland	A banner of the Coat of Arms of the Prince of Wales, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with an inescutcheon bearing the Royal Arms of Wales.
	Standard of the Prince of Wales as Duke of Cornwall	15 golden circles on a black field
	Standard of the Prince of Wales as Duke of Rothesay	Banner of the Duke's Arms, 1st and 4th quarters representing the title of Great Steward of Scotland, the 2nd and 3rd quarters representing the title of Lord of the Isles. In the centre is an inescutcheon, of the arms of the heir apparent to the King of Scots
1962 -	Standard of the Prince of Wales, used in Wales	A banner of the Coat of Arms of the Principality of Wales, with the Prince of Wales's crown in the centre

Other members of the Royal Family

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1948	Standard of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh	A banner of the Coat of Arms of the Duke of Edinburgh, 1st quarter representing Denmark, 2nd quarter Greece, 3rd quarter the Mountbatten family, 4th quarter Edinburgh
	2000	Standard of HRH Prince William of Wales	Banner of the Prince's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a three point label, the centre label bearing an Escallop in reference to the arms of Diana, Princess of Wales
File:Prince Henry of Wales Standard.JPG	2002	Standard of HRH Prince Harry of Wales	Banner of the Prince's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a five point label, the first, centre and fifth labels bearing an Escallop in reference to the arms of Diana, Princess of Wales
	1978	Standard of HRH The Duke of York	Banner of the Duke's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a three point label, the centre label bearing a blue anchor
		Standard of HRH The Earl of Wessex (banner as used in Scotland shown)	Banner of the Earl's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a three point label, the centre label bearing a Tudor Rose
		Standard of HRH The Princess Royal	Banner of the Princess's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a three point label, the first and third labels bearing a red cross, the centre label bearing a red heart.
File:Duke of Gloucester Standard.JPG		Standard of HRH The Duke of Gloucester	Banner of the Duke's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a five point label, the first, third and fifth labels bearing a red cross, the second and fourth labels bearing a red lion.
File:Duke of Kent Standard.JPG		Standard of HRH The Duke of Kent	Banner of the Duke's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a five point label, the first, third and fifth labels bearing a blue anchor, the second and fourth labels bearing a red cross.
File:Prince Michael of Kent Standard.JPG		Standard of HRH Prince Michael of Kent	Banner of the Prince's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a five point label, the first, third and fifth labels bearing a red cross, the second and fourth labels bearing a blue anchor.
File:Princess Alexandra Standard.JPG		Standard of HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy	Banner of the Princess's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a five point label, the first and fifth labels bearing a red heart, the third label bearing a red cross, the second and fourth labels bearing a blue anchor.

Others

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag used by the Lord-Lieutenants, the sovereign's representative in the counties of the United Kingdom (Except in Scotland where Royal Standard of Scotland used)	The Union Flag, defaced with a sword, crowned.
		Standard of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Royal Standard of England, with a three point label, each containing three fleurs-de-lis
		Standard of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports	A banner of the Lord's coat of arms featuring three Lions passant guardant con-joined to these hulls, all in gold

Military flags and ex-services flags

Date	Use	Description
	Ensign of the Royal Navy	The White Ensign
	Non Ceremonial Flag of the British Army	A red field defaced with the badge of the British Army.
1921	Ensign of the Royal Air Force	A light blue ensign defaced with the Royal Air Force roundel
1956 -	Joint Services Flag	A dark blue, red and light blue tricolour defaced with the Joint Service badge.
	Ensign of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary	A blue ensign defaced with a yellow anchor
	Flag of the Royal British Legion	A blue ensign with a yellow band across the middle with the words British Legion and the name of the branch
	Flag of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom	A fouled anchor on a crimson background

Government

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Ensign of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise	A Blue Ensign defaced with the badge of HM Customs and Excise
		Ensign of Her Majesty's Coastguard	A blue ensign defaced with the badge of HM Coastguard
		Ensign of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency	A blue ensign defaced with the badge of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
		Ensign of the Commissioners of the Northern Lights	A blue ensign defaced with a lighthouse
		Northern Lighthouse Board Commissioners Flag	A White Ensign with a pre-1801 Union Flag in the canton, defaced with a blue lighthouse in the fly, is the only British flag to still use the pre-1801 Union Flag. This flag is only flown from vessels with the Commissioners aboard.
		Flag of the Metropolitan Police	The Badge of the Metropolitan Police on a blue background, with white squares at the edge

Church

Flag	Date	Use	Description
File:Church-scotland-standard.PNG		Flag of the Church of Scotland	The flag of Scotland with the burning bush in the centre
		Flag of Westminster Abbey	Tudor arms between Tudor roses, above Edward the Confessor's arms
		Flag of the Church in Wales
	1878	Standard of the Salvation Army

Diplomatic flags

Flag	Use	Description
File:British Ambassador Ensign.PNG	Flag used on British Embassies (High Commissions fly the Union Flag)	A Union Flag defaced with the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
	Flag used on British consulates	A Union Jack defaced with the Royal Crown
	Flag used onboard British consular vessels	A blue ensign with the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom

Channel Islands (Crown Dependencies and Appanage)

Date	Use	Description
	Flag of Alderney	A red cross on a white field with an inescutcheon of the island's coat of arms
1985	Flag of Guernsey	A golden cross within a red cross on a white field
	Flag of Herm	A red cross on a white field with the coat of arms of the island in the canton
	Flag of Jersey	A red saltire on a white field defaced with the island's badge
	Flag of Sark	A red cross on a white field with two lions in the canton. Strictly speaking, this is the personal flag of the Seigneur.

Isle of Man (Crown Dependency)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1226 -	Flag of the Isle of Man	A triskelion on a red field

Overseas territories

In 1999, the maritime flags of the British Overseas Territories were updated at the request of the Ministry of Defence. The white discs were removed from the field of the flags and each respective coat of arms was increased in size for ease of identification. As the MOD only had autority over sea flags, the Governments of the Overseas Territories were free to continue using the flags with white discs on land. The Overseas Territories' governments did switch to the updated flags over a staggered period of time, however some old-style flags with white discs may still be seen.

Date	Use	Description
	Flag used in Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Ascension Island	The Union Flag is used as no territory flag exists
1990 -	Flag of Anguilla	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of Anguilla
	Flag of Bermuda	A red ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of Bermuda
1963 -	Flag of the British Antarctic Territory	A white ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of the British Antarctic Territory
1990-	Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory	A blue ensign with white wavy lines, defaced with the Coat of Arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
	Flag of British Virgin Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of the British Virgin Islands
	Flag of Cayman Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of Cayman Islands
	Flag of Falkland Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of Falkland Islands
	Flag of Gibraltar	Two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the centre of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centred in the red band
	Flag of Montserrat	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of Montserrat
	Flag of Pitcairn Island	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of Pitcairn Island
	Flag of Saint Helena	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of Saint Helena
1985 -	Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
	Flag of Tristan da Cunha, a dependancy of Saint Helena	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of Tristan da Cunha.
	Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands	A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Governors' flags

Prior to 1999, all Governors' flags had the outer green garland without the gold ring with the the coats of arms smaller. Therefore the dates given do not reflect this minor, consistent change.

Date	Use	Description
1990-	Personal flag of the Governor of Anguilla	A Union Flag defaced with the Coat of arms of Anguilla
	Personal flag of the Governor of Bermuda	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of Bermuda
1962-	Personal flag of the Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory
1990-	Flag of the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory	A design based on the Blue Ensign with a Union Jack in the union and wavy white lines going horiontally along the field, defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory. This flag is also used as the de facto flag of the Territory.
1971-	Personal flag of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands
1971-	Personal flag of the Governor of the Cayman Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands
1948-	Personal flag of the Governor of the Falkland Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands
? -	Personal flag of the Governor of Gibraltar	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of Gibraltar
?	Personal flag of the Governor of Montserrat	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of Montserrat
?	Personal flag of the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
?	Personal flag of the Governor of Saint Helena (including dependencies)	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of Saint Helena
1999-	Personal flag of the Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
2002-	Personal flag of the Administrator of Tristan da Cunha	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha. The Administrator is subserviant to the Governor of Saint Helena
? -	Personal flag of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands	A Union Jack defaced with the Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Regions

Date	Use	Description
	Flag of Bedfordshire	Red and gold quarters split horizontally by blue and white waves and vertically with a black band containing three white shells. The red and gold quarters are from the arms of the Beauchamps, the leading family in the county after the Norman Conquest. The waves signify the River Ouse, and the shells are from the arms of the Russell Family, commemorating their services to the state and to the county.
	Flag of Buckinghamshire	black and red vertical stripes with a white swan
12th century	Saint Piran's Flag, the Flag of Cornwall	A white cross on a black field
2006-	Flag of Derbyshire (unofficial)	A green cross with a white border on a sky blue field, with a gold Tudor rose in the centre.
2003	Flag of Devon , St Petrock's flag	A white cross with a black border on a green field.
	Flag of Essex
	Flag of Hampshire
	Flag of Kent	A red field with a white horse in the centre.
2005-	Flag of Lincolnshire (unofficial)	A red cross with yellow trimming on a blue and green field, and a yellow fleur de lys in the middle of the cross.
	Flag of the City of London	A red cross on a white field, with a red sword in the canton
	Flag of Mercia	A gold saltire on a blue field (Cross of St Alban); the Christian flag of the Kingdom of Mercia, still flown on Tamworth Castle.
7th century (modern form 1951	Flag of Northumbria	Eight yellow rectangles on a red field, note that the canton (top corner nearest the flagpole) should be gold.
2007-	Flag of Orkney	A blue Nordic cross outlined in yellow on a red field
1969-	Flag of Shetland	A white Nordic cross on a light blue field
	Flag of Wessex	A gold wyvern on a red field.
	Flag of the Isle of Wight	detail taken from the shield in island's Arms
	Flag of Yorkshire	A White Rose on a dark blue field.

Countries, States etc

See Here for international flags featuring the Union Jack (Eg. Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tuvalu, British Columbia, Ontario and Hawaii)

Others

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Unofficial Cornish ensign
		Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution	A red cross with a blue border on a white field, with the letters RNLI in red in each quarter, defaced with a crowned anchor
File:Cg-flag.gif	2002 -	Flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation
		Flag of the St John Ambulance Brigade
		Flag of Saint David	A gold cross on a black field

Historical flags

National flags and ensigns

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1953 - 1972	The Ulster Banner - Former Government of Northern Ireland between (1953-1972) and still used to represent Northern Ireland in sporting events in which Northern Ireland competes and by many as a de facto banner	A red cross on a white field defaced with a red hand, crowned on a six pointed white star (representing the six counties in Northern Ireland).
	1606 - 1801	Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain (From 1707)	First version of the Union Flag used in England from 1606 and Scotland from 1707 - the Flags of England and Scotland superimposed.
	1606 - 1707	Scottish Union Flag	The alternative Union Flag as often used in Scotland prior to 1707.
File:St Patrick's saltire3.svg	1783 - 1922	Saint Patrick's saltire, the symbol of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, the British order of chivalry associated with Ireland.	A red saltire on a white field. Used to represent Ireland in the Union Flag and unofficially to represent Ireland from the Act of Union to the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
File:British-Red-Ensign-1620.svg	1620 - 1707	English Red Ensign	The Red Ensign of the English Royal Navy
File:British-White-Ensign-1620.svg	1620 - 1707	English White Ensign	The White Ensign of the English Royal Navy
File:British-Blue-Ensign-1620.svg	1620 - 1707	English Blue Ensign	The Blue Ensign of the English Royal Navy
	- 1707	Scottish Red Ensign, used by the Royal Scottish Navy	A red ensign with the Flag of Scotland in the canton
	1707 - 1801	Red Ensign of Great Britain	The Red Ensign with the first version of the Union Flag
	1707 - 1801	White Ensign of Great Britain	The White Ensign with the first version of the Union Flag
	1707 - 1801	Blue Ensign of Great Britain	The Blue Ensign with the first version of the Union Flag
	1649 - 1651	Flag of the Commonwealth of England	St. George's Cross and an Irish Harp juxtaposed.
	1651 - 1658	Flag of the Commonwealth of England	St. George's Cross and St.Andrew's cross quartered.
	1658 - 1660	Flag of The Protectorate	The 1606 Union Jack defaced with an Irish Harp.

Overseas territories

Flag	Date	Use
File:Hongkongflag1870.gif	1870 - 1873	Flag of Hong Kong
File:Hongkongflag1910.gif	(1910–1941; 1945–1959)	Flag of Hong Kong
	(1959-1997)	Flag of Hong Kong

Royal standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
File:Tudor arms123.jpg	1406 - 1603	Royal Standard of England, used first by King Henry IV	The Coat of Arms of England quartered with the Royal Standard of France, the Fleur-de-lis representing the English claim to the French throne.
	1814 - 1837	Royal Standard of the House of Hanover from 1814 to 1837	A banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of King George III, first and fourth quarters 3 lions representing England, 2nd quarter representing Scotland, third quarter representing Ireland, with an inescutcheon for Hanover
	1936 - 2002	Standard of Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI	The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the Arms of the Earl of Strathmore
	1910 - 1953	Standard of Queen Mary, consort of King George V	The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the Arms of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck (the Queen's father) and Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (the Queen's maternal grandfather)
File:Alexandra arms.jpg	1901 - 1928	Standard of Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII	The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the Arms of the King of Denmark.
File:Princess Alice of Albany Standard.GIF		Standard of Princess Alice of Albany	The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a five point label, the first, second, fourth and fifth labels bearing a red heart, the third label bearing a red cross

Governor's flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1959-1997	Flag flown on Government House, Hong Kong and the Governor's official car during British rule	A Union Flag defaced with the then Coat of arms of Hong Kong
	1855-1947	Flag used by the British Govenors General, Governors, Lieutenant Governors, Chief Commissioners and other British officers in India	A Union Jack defaced with the Star of India surmounted by a Crown.

Other

Date	Use	Description
1600 - 1858	Flag of the English/British East India Company	4 white and 5 red stripes with the St George's Cross in the canton.
1707 - 1858	Flag of the British East India Company	6 white and 7 red stripes with the Union Flag of Great Britain in the canton. Accepted to be the inspiration for the Grand Union Flag that eventually evolved into the Flag of the United States.
1801 - 1858	Flag of the British East India Company	6 white and 7 red stripes with the Union Flag of the United Kingdom in the canton.
1801 - 1922	Flag of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland	The Union Flag defaced with the Coat of Arms of Ireland
circa 1701	Green Ensign
post 1800	Green Ensign	An unofficial merchant navy flag consisting of green field with golden harp and the Union Flag in the canton, no record of its actual use.

References

Flags.net- United Kingdom subnational flags
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/ldhansrd/text/70118w0002.htm
FIFA- Northern Ireland
UEFA- Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games- Northern Ireland
www.fotw.net/flags/gb-lthse.html#cnlc Flags of the World, Northern Lighthouse Commissioner's Flag

External links

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