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Flag used by British High Commissions: High commissions fly the Union Jack Flag used by British consulates and consulates-general: A Union Jack defaced with the Royal Crown Flag used by British consular officials when embarked in small boats; flag displayed at bow: A Blue Ensign defaced with the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
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.
The Australian Red Ensign is the Australian civil ensign. From 1901 to 1954 the flag was used as a civil flag, to be flown by private citizens on land, with the use of the Blue Ensign reserved for government use, reflecting British practice. During this period, the Blue Ensign was the Australian national flag.
The Union Flag has been a prominent symbol in the sphere of fashion since the British Invasion movement of the 1960s, in a similar manner to the American Stars and Stripes flag, and came back into fashion in the mid-1990s 'Cool Britannia' era, notably Spice Girl Geri Halliwell's iconic Union Jack dress of the 1997 Brit Awards.
The first Commonwealth country to drop the Union Flag was Canada in 1965, after adopting a new national flag. The most recent country to drop the Union Flag from its flag was South Africa in 1994, after adopting a new national flag. The only overseas territory without the Union Flag on its current flag is Gibraltar.
The Monarch is the living embodiment of the United Kingdom.. Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is a list of the national symbols of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), and the Crown Dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man).
A desirable variant is for the church to fly the flag with the arms of the diocese in the canton (left-hand upper corner). 1954: Flag of the Anglican Communion: A dark blue background with the symbol of the Anglican Communion (a compass rose surmounted by a bishop's mitre; in the centre is a cross of St George).
Since 1606, the St George's Cross has formed part of the design of the Union Flag, a Pan-British flag designed by King James I. [2] The Royal Banner of England [3] (also known as the Banner of the Royal Arms, [4] the Banner of the King) is the English banner of arms; it features the Royal Arms of England.