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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white. The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. [ a] The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801, which united ...
Four stripes of white, horizontal, diagonal, and vertical on a blue field, with a red cross in the middle. The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, first Union Flag, [ 1][ 2] Union Jack, and British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of the Kingdom of Great ...
Use. National flag. Proportion. 3:5 [ 1] Design. A white field with centred red cross. Argent, a cross gules. The flag of England flying alongside the flag of the United Kingdom in Southsea, Portsmouth, in July 2008. The flag of England is the national flag of England, a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
Union Jack. Blue field on which the Cross of Saint Andrew counterchanged with the Cross of Saint Patrick, over all the Cross of Saint George fimbriated. The Union Jack[ 2][ 3] or Union Flag is the de facto national flag of the United Kingdom. The Union Flag was also used as the official flag of several British colonies and dominions before they ...
Standard of 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. 1961 on. Standard of Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy.
Britannia. Britannia ( / brɪˈtæniə /) is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. [ 1] An image first used by the Romans in classical antiquity, the Latin Britannia was the name variously applied to the British Isles, Great Britain, and the Roman province of Britain during the Roman ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom(UK) or Britain,[m]is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. [21][22]It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Cambria. Cambria is a name for Wales, being the Latinised form of the Welsh name for the country, Cymru. [ 1] The term was not in use during the Roman (when Wales had not come into existence as a distinct entity) or the early medieval period. After the Anglo-Saxon settlement of much of Britain, a territorial distinction developed between the ...