The Cross of Saint George impaled with a blue field defaced with three gold scallop shells of Saint James (two on the left and one on the right). The Cross of Saint George defaced with the coat of arms of Worcester Cathedral in the canton.įlag of the Church of St James the Great, Birlingham The coat of arms of Exeter Cathedral on a field of blue.Ī banner of the Cathedral's coat of arms. Tudor arms between Tudor roses, above arms attributed to Edward the Confessorįlag of the Church of St Margaret, Westminster AbbeyĪ blue flag defaced in the centre with a gold dragon's head pierced by a cross, and a gold crowned portcullis in the canton. The Greek motto, Ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς (' The truth will set you free') is a quotation from John 8:32. A desirable variant is for the church to fly the flag with the arms of the diocese in the canton (left-hand upper corner).Ī dark blue background with the symbol of the Anglican Communion (a compass rose surmounted by a bishop's mitre in the centre is a cross of St George). Churches belonging to the Church of England which have a pole may fly St George's Cross. The Badge of the Metropolitan Police on a blue background, with white squares at the edgeĪ centred red cross on a white background, 3:5. Standard of the Lord Warden of the Cinque PortsĪ banner of the Lord's coat of arms, featuring three lions passant guardant conjoined to three hulls, all in goldįlag of the Greater London Metropolitan Police The Royal Banner of England, with a three-point label, each containing three fleurs-de-lis Split into quarters, the first and fourth quarters contain three gold lions passant on a red field (representing England and Wales) the second quarter contains a red lion rampant on a gold field (representing Scotland) the third quarter contains a gold harp on a blue field (representing Ireland). It is the banner of the king of the United Kingdom (King Charles III) in his capacity as king of the United Kingdom.

The Banner of England is included within the current Royal Standard, along with heraldic devices from the other constituent parts of the United Kingdom. The banner is neither a national flag or a royal standard, and only represents the ruling monarch exclusively in England. The Royal Banner of England is based on the Royal arms of England. Three gold lions ( or leopards) passant on a red field. This former Royal Banner was used by St Edward the Confessor, one of the last Anglo-Saxon English kings. Ī vertical centred red cross on a white background.Ī golden cross with fleur-de-lis ends over a blue field, surrounded by five golden martlets. National flag FlagĪ centred red cross on a white background, 3:5. The flag of the European Union previously held this special status but this was revoked and instead granted to the flags of the NHS on 24 March 2021, owing to heightened advocacy for the latter institution brought about by the COVID-19 Pandemic and following the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union on 31 January 2020. 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 His Majesty's Armed Forces the Armed Forces Day flag and the flags of the National Health Service.

Ĭertain classes of flag enjoy a special status within English planning law and can be flown without needing planning permission as advertisements. A separate private body called the Flag Institute, 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 English law. 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 and maintains the only official register of flags. This is a list of English flags, including symbolic national and sub-national flags, standards and banners used exclusively in England.

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