Since 1972 this flag has continued to be used for want of another distinctive flag, almost exclusively amongst the Unionist community. The Ulster Banner portrayed here is from the former coat of arms of Northern Ireland and was the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland between 19. The national flag of Northern Ireland is the Union Jack.

Northern Ireland has no official nor universally accepted flag National flag of England also used by the Church of England, sports teams representing England and ordinary citizens. See also: Flag of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland flags issue Flagįlag of England, also known as the St George's Cross These include any country’s national flag, civil ensign or civil air ensign the flag of the Commonwealth, the United Nations or any other international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member a flag of any island, county, district, borough, burgh, parish, city, town or village within the United Kingdom the flag of the Black Country, East Anglia, Wessex, any Part of Lincolnshire, any Riding of Yorkshire or any historic county within the United Kingdom the flag of St David the flag of St Patrick the flag of any administrative area within any country outside the United Kingdom any flag of the British Armed Forces and the Armed Forces Day flag. Flags recognised by planning law Ĭertain classes of flag enjoy a special status within English planning law and can be flown without needing the planning permission normally required for advertisements. A separate private body called the Flag Institute, an educational charity financed by its own membership, also maintains a registry of United Kingdom flags that it styles 'the UK Flag Registry', though this has no official status under UK law.

The Lord Lyon King of Arms, established prior to 1399, holds a similar role within Scotland. It was established in 1484 and as part of the Royal Household operates under the authority of the Crown. The College of Arms is the authority on the flying of flags in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and maintains the only official register of flags for these countries. This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. Union Flag & national flag of the United Kingdom County flags flying in Parliament Square, London For historical flags, see Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories. This article is about flags of the United Kingdom in active use.

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