French President Emmanuel Macron decided in July 2020 to change the blue third of the flag to a darker shade. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

French President Emmanuel Macron greets U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, on August 26, 2019. A flag with the darker shade of blue can be seen behind Macron.

I choked back tears as we sang “La Marseillaise” at the climax of a ceremony that featured a lecture on the values of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, with heavy emphasis on secularism. We were shown ...

France's flag which is blue, white and red, has used darker and lighter shades of the blue section for decades. If you cannot see the interactive activity on this page, click here.

This particular French flag has become the centre of an escalating row between a mayor, residents, the far-right and the local prefecture. But why is the flag so controversial?

LONDON — The French Tricolor and Britain’s Union flag hang from the standards near Windsor Castle . The carriages are primed, the tiaras polished.

“Today in Marseille, France, the French Army managed to mix the colors and instead of the French tricolor they got the Russian flag,” an individual with the account name Trollstoy sharing the ...

France introduces a rule to protect the national flag after a photo of a man wiping his bottom with the tricolour causes outrage. ... Those who insult the French flag could face a 1,500 euro fine.