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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.
Royal Standard of the Tsar of Bulgaria (before 1946) Royal Bend of Castile, the battle standard of the Castilian monarchs (from the Middle Ages to the 16th century) Royal Standard of the Maharana of Danta (before 1948) Royal Standard of Egypt (1923–1953) Royal Banner of England (c. 1198–1603) Royal Standard of France (before 1792; 1814–1830)
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 only time a different flag would be flown from the Palace would be upon the death of the sovereign, when the flag of the next most senior member of the Royal Family present at the palace would be raised. [citation needed] The size of the flag is varied according to the importance of the event, with a normal-sized flag being used most of the ...
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.
[2] The Royal standards of England were used by the kings of England as a headquarters symbol for their armies. Modern usage of the heraldic standard includes the flag of the Master Gunner, St James's Park [ 13 ] and the flag of the Port of London Authority (used by the chairman and the Vice Chairman).
Flag of England, also known as the St George's Cross: Argent a cross Gules: National flag of England also used by the Church of England, sports teams representing England and ordinary citizens. 1924–1972 unofficial since 1972: Flag of Northern Ireland, also known as the Ulster Banner: Six-pointed star bearing the Red Hand of Ulster
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 ...