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Royal Standard for Scotland flying above the Palace of Holyroodhouse. In Scotland a separate version of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is used, whereby the red Lion Rampant of the Kingdom of Scotland appears in the first and fourth quadrants, displacing the three gold lions passant guardant of England, which occur only in the second quadrant.
The Royal Banner of England is based on the Royal arms of England. The banner is neither a national flag or a royal standard, and only represents the ruling monarch exclusively in England. The Banner of England is included within the current Royal Standard, along with heraldic devices from the other constituent parts of the United Kingdom.
The royal standards of England were narrow, tapering swallow-tailed heraldic flags, of considerable length, used mainly for mustering troops in battle, in pageants and at funerals, by the monarchs of England. In high favour during the Tudor period, the Royal English Standard was a flag that was of a separate design and purpose to the Royal Banner.
Buckingham Palace Royal Standard. Royal standard, royal flag, ... Royal Standard of New Zealand; ... Royal Banner of England (c. 1198–1603) Royal Standard of France ...
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1816: A banner of the Royal Arms from the creation of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801; first and fourth quarters for England and Wales, second Scotland, third Ireland, with an inescutcheon for the Electorate of Hanover. 1816–1837: Royal Standard of the House of Hanover from 1816 to 1837
The monarch's official flag, the Royal Standard, is the coat of arms in flag form. There are two versions of the coat of arms. One is used in Scotland , and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland , and the other is used elsewhere and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of England .
When the royal arms take the form of an heraldic flag, it is variously known as the Royal Banner of England, [27] the Banner of the Royal Arms, [28] the Banner of the King (Queen) of England, [29] [30] or by the misnomer the Royal Standard of England. [note 1] This royal banner differs from England's national flag, the St George's Cross, in ...
The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used outside Scotland. The Union Flag is the national flag which represents the country. Flags at Buckingham Palace vary according to the movements of court and tradition. The King's Flag Sergeant is responsible for all flags flown from the palace.