Two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the centre of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centred in the red band. This is the flag commonly used on land.

2016年3月24日 · Red, white and blue. They're the colours of the union jack, the flag the United Kingdom has presented to the world since 1801. It features the crosses of three patron saints - George...

A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white. The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag.

The flag consists of three heraldic crosses. The cross of St George, patron saint of England since the 1270's, is a red cross on a white ground. After James I succeeded to the throne, it was combined with the cross of St Andrew in 1606. The cross saltire of St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, is a diagonal white cross on a blue ground.

2024年11月9日 · The UK flag consists of three elements: the cross of St. George (red on white) for England, the cross of St. Andrew (white diagonal on blue) for Scotland, and the so-called cross of St. Patrick (red diagonal on white) for Ireland.

The flag of the White Squadron with the wide red cross was commissioned in 1707 after the Acts of Union and creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England the Royal Navy was divided into three squadrons: the red, the white and the blue to improve command and control of the Royal Navy.

2025年1月23日 · flag of the United Kingdom red, white, and blue flag in which are combined the Crosses of St. George (England), St. Andrew (Scotland), and St. Patrick (Ireland). Initially the Union Flag was called a jack only when it was flown at the bowsprit of British naval vessels, but it was commonly called the Union Jack by the late 17th century; now ...

The Union Jack has been the national flag of the United Kingdom since 1801, when it was approved by George III. Although there is no written law that makes it the official flag, it has become so through precedent. The well-known red, blue and white colors, as well as the crosses and stripes, make the flag instantly recognizable.

Ancient and Heraldic traditions associate the colors of the flag with deep symbolism. White was a symbol of purity, truth, and innocence; Red symbolized military strength, martyrdom, and warriorhood; Blue signified loyalty, faith, honesty, and power; Nonetheless, the precise meaning of the colors of the flag are: White represents peace and honesty

Four stripes of white, horizontal, diagonal, and vertical on a blue field, with a red cross in the middle. The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, first Union Flag, [1][2] Union Jack, and British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801.