Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

The Royal Standard flag represents the Sovereign and the United Kingdom and is currently used by Queen Elizabeth II on royal palaces, cars, ships and planes. The Standard is reserved only for the ...

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