The Union Jack Flag is flown at half-mast following Queen Elizabeth II's death. ... Scotland and Ireland — though since 1921, ... The Queen's official birthday, ...

Since Scotland may be leaving the United Kingdom this Thursday, Lord West, the deputy chairman of the committee, has said it would be "nonsense" to keep Scotland's color (blue) in the Union Jack flag.

The Union Jack combines the crosses that appeared on the flags of England, Ireland, and Scotland. Wales is not represented, as it was considered part of England in 1801, when George III adopted ...

Scottish election 2021: Tories' Union Jack flag ... As a founder member and eventual leader of Northern Ireland’s Social Democratic and Labour Party ... declaring that the Union flag must ...

Voices Flying the union flag is a good idea – it’ll feel like celebrating Prince Andrew’s birthday, every day. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has issued new guidance that ...

Scotland's referendum on independence is now just over 10 months away, but the question of what might happen to the union jack has been largely overlooked. An association of flag experts, or ...

Today, Scotland is holding a vote on independence—whether or not it should be a country separate from the United Kingdom. If the "ayes" have it, the ...

The British government says the national flag should fly on all government buildings every day instead of only on special occasions like the opening of Parliament and Queen Elizabeth II's birthday ...

When Scotland and England were united in 1706, the Scottish cross was combined with the red St. George’s cross to create the Union flag, more commonly called the Union Jack.