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The Union Flag, popularly known as the *Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is the British flag.

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It is made up  of the individual Flags of three of the Kingdom's countries - England, Scotland and 'Northern Ireland'.

As Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality it could not be included on the flag.

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In 1194, Richard I (the first) of England introduced the Cross of St. George, a red cross on a white ground, as the National Flag of England.

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After Queen Elizabeth I I of England died in 1603, King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne and became King James I of England. It was a Union of the Crowns, but not yet of the nations. Each country still kept their own parliaments.

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On 12 April 1606, the National Flags of Scotland and England were united for use at sea, thus making the first Union 'Jack'. Ashore however, the old flags of England and Scotland continued to be used by their respective countries.

On (28^th )the twenty-eighth of  July, 1707, during the reign of Queen Anne, this flag was by royal proclamation made the National flag of Great Britain, for use ashore and afloat.

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On the first of January 1801, Ireland was united with Great Britain. The cross St Patrick was combined with the Union Flag of St George and St Andrew  

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The 'new' British flag is not symmetrical because of the counterchange.

 The symbols of Scotland and Ireland are placed sided by side on the Union Flag.

England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland were now all joined together and called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The name was later changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland when the greater part of Ireland left the United Kingdom in 1921.

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The flags of the Patron Saints of England, Scotland and Ireland are represented on the Union Flag.

But, why is Wales not represented on the Union Flag?

  The Welsh dragon does not appear on the flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, Wales was already united with England from the 13th century.  

What would the Union Flag look like if Wales was represented?

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Is the Union Jack on its way out?

 In 2003, a campaign was launched to try and modernise the red, white and blue flag by adding a touch of black to reflect multicultural Britain in the 21st Century. The campaign was NOT successful.

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Please don't fly the Union flag the wrong way up!

The UK flag is NOT entirely symmetrical!  

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Look at the white diagonals and you will see why.

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Examples of the Union flag flying upside down

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When is the Union Flag Flown?

The Union Flag is flown on government buildings on days marking:

the birthdays of members of the Royal family,

Commonwealth Day,

Coronation Day,

The Queen's official birthday,

Remembrance Day and

on the days of the State Opening and prorogation of Parliament.

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It is also flown on

St David's Day (Wales),

St George's Day (England),

St Andrew's Day (Scotland), and

St Patrick's Day (Northern Ireland).

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Four independent countries incorporate the Union Flag as part of their national flags: Australia, New Zealand, Tuvalu and Fiji.

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The Union Flag was found in the canton (upper left-hand quarter) of the flags of many colonies of Britain.

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And other countries

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Thanks for your attention!