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Flying the flagFlag Days (United Kingdom Government)
Currently the Flag is flown on days marking the birthdays of members of the Royal family, the wedding anniversary of the monarch, Commonwealth Day, Accession Day, Coronation Day, The Queen's official birthday, Remembrance Sunday and on the days of the State Opening and prorogation of Parliament. Image:Union flag.jpg The Flag of the United Kingdom The current flag days when the Union Flag should be flown all over the UK are:
In addition, the flag should be flown in the following areas on the specified days:
Flag Days (Scottish Executive)Image:Flags outside Parliament.jpg The Scottish Parliament flies the Union Flag, the Saltire, and the EU Flag. In Scotland, the Scottish Executive has decreed that the Flag of Scotland ("the Saltire") will fly on all its buildings everyday from 8am until sunset. An exception is made for "national days". On these days, the Saltire shall be lowered and replaced with the Union Flag. These are the same as the flag days noted above with the exception of: Another difference is that on Saint Andrew's Day, the Union Flag can only be flown if the building has more than one flagpole- the Saltire will not be lowered to makeway for the Union Flag if there is only one flagpole.[2] Flag Days (Northern Ireland)In Northern Ireland, the Union Flag is flown from buildings of the Northern Ireland Office as decreed by Regulations published in 2000.[3] The Regulations were amended in 2002 to remove the requirement to fly the flag on the birthdays of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon who both died that year.[4] The current flag days are now the same as the United Kingdom government days noted above with the exception of the Duchess of Cornwall's birthday, which was only added to the UK flag days after her wedding to the Prince of Wales in 2005, and has not yet been extended to Northern Ireland. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the only body in the United Kingdom that is not permitted to fly the Union Flag, and is only permitted to fly its service flag or the Royal Standard in the event of a visit by the Sovereign.[5] Half StaffThe Flag is flown from government buildings at half staff in the following situations:
The Sovereign sometimes declares other days when the Flag is to fly at half staff. Half staff means the flag is flown two-thirds up between the top and bottom of the flagstaff.[7] Other bodiesIndividuals, companies, local authorities, hospitals, and schools are free to fly the flag whenever they choose. Planning permission is not required to fly the Union Flag from a flagpole. See also
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