A banner of the ancient Royal Arms of Scotland, now officially used in Scotland by representatives of the sovereign, including the First Minister of Scotland (as keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland), the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms and Lord-Lieutenants within their lieutenancies. [23] This flag is also used at the Royal residences of Holyrood Palace and Balmoral Castle when the sovereign is not present. a b c Duffy, Jonathan (10 April 2006). "Union recognition". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Western colonialism - European expansion since 1763". Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 20 August 2021. A White Ensign with a pre-1801 Union Flag in the canton, defaced with a blue lighthouse in the fly, is the only British flag to still use the pre-1801 Union Flag. [24] This flag is only flown from vessels with the Commissioners aboard and from the Headquarters of the NLB, in Edinburgh.

Based on a banner of the arms of the former Cumberland County Council. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [116] A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red.

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Hansard, House of Commons, Westminster (22 July 1986). "HC Deb vol 102 c111W: Northern Ireland Flag". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Green, with a white Scandinavian Cross showing the ancestry of the people and places names of Barra. The green represents the green of the Barra Isles. [84]

A red Nordic cross on a yellow field (the Cross of Saint Magnus). It was denied formal recognition by the Lord Lyon in 2001, due to similarity with other national flags, as well as the flag of the former Kalmar Union. A white windmill and plough on blue divided by a white diagonal series of rectangles with a blue Celtic cross in the centre. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [78] Per fess dancetty gules and argent, a cinquefoil pierced ermine above a fox gules. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [144] A banner of the joint Royal Coat of Arms of William III and Mary II, consisting of the Coat of Arms of England defaced with an inescutcheon for the House of Nassau (representing William) and impaled with another undefaced version of the same Coat of Arms (representing Mary). Blue with wavy lines in Cambridge blue, and the three crowns of East Anglia. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [112] (Chosen by competition) [113]When the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed in 1707 by the union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England, the latter country's colonial possessions passed to the new state. Similarly, when Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland in 1801 to form the United Kingdom, control over its colonial possessions passed to the latter state. Collectively, these territories are referred to as the British Empire. When much of Ireland gained independence in 1922 as the Irish Free State, the other territories of the empire remained under the control of the United Kingdom. Leicestershire Flag | Free official image and info | UK Flag Registry". The Flag Institute . Retrieved 20 July 2021. A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red.

Kelly, Ralph (8 August 2017). "A flag for the Empire" (PDF). The Flag Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2023 . Retrieved 13 August 2023. Local authority flag with use permitted to local people. Based on the St Oswald banner. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [156] Included the present-day countries of Dominica, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the island of Tobago A red saltire on white with blue knot/flowers in each quarter. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [72]A blue field with a gold saltire voided blue; over all a lozenge with a lion rampant. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [127] (Chosen by competition) [128] The territories that were, at one time, part of the British Empire. The United Kingdom and its accompanying British Overseas Territories are underlined in red. The flag of the United Kingdom. A banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of James I, first and fourth quarters representing England and the English claim to the French throne, second quarter representing Scotland, third quarter representing Ireland (This is the first time that Ireland has been represented on the Royal Standard). A blue ensign defaced with the badge of Gibraltar in the fly. This is the ensign for vessels owned by the Government, or in Government service. Prior to 1999, all governors' flags had smaller discs and the outer green garland without the gold ring. Therefore, the dates given do not reflect this minor, consistent change.