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A design based on the Blue Ensign with a Union Jack in the union and wavy white lines going horizontally 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–present: Personal flag of the governor of the British Virgin Islands
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The top part of the flag shows a lion from the Royal arms of England together with ostrich plumes and coronet referring to the Prince of Wales. This is a very special honour for the County Council, the King, in the Royal Licence, specifically instructs on the design of the arms to be granted "in commemoration of our long residence in Norfolk".
The flag proportions on land and the war flag used by the British Army have the proportions 3:5. [1] The flag's height-to-length proportions at sea are 1:2. [2] The Union Flag also features in the canton of the flags of the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, and the British Merchant Navy. These flags are known as ensigns.
English: Flag of the United Kingdom, Union Jack or Union Flag in a 1:2 ratio (typical on British warships and also the rank flag of an admiral of the fleet). Español : Bandera del Reino Unido Esperanto : Flago de la Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
English: The flag of the United Kingdom (from 1801) and the flag of the United States of America (from 1960). The British flag used here has a 1:2 ratio and the American flag a 19:20 ratio, resulting in the US flag being somewhat shorter than the Union flag when both flags have the same width, as here.
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The flag of England is the national flag of England, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is derived from Saint George's Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules). The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Late Middle Ages when it was gradually, increasingly, used alongside the Royal Banner.