Royal Standard of Scotland

The Royal Standard of Scotland, also known as the Royal Standard of the King of Scots or more commonly The Lion Rampant is the flag used historically by the King of Scots. It is a banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of the former Kingdom of Scotland. The Lion is commonly thought to have been adopted in the early 12th century by William I (known as "William the Lion"), but there is no evidence of its use as "the Arms of Dominion of Scotland" before 1222, when it appeared in the seal of his son, Alexander II. The flag is a red lion rampant within a red double tressure flory counter-flory on a yellow field, specified in heraldry as "Or, a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counter-flory Gules".

Following the Union of the Crowns in 1603, the flag was incorporated into the Royal Standard of succssive British Monarchs, appearing in both the first and fourth quadrants of versions used in Scotland while only appearing in the second quadrant on versions used elsewhere. Today the flag itself is still used officially at the Scottish Royal residencies of Holyrood Palace and Balmoral Castle when the Queen is not in residence. The flag may also be used by representatives of the Crown, including the First Minister, Lord Lieutenants in their Lieutenancies, the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the Lord Lyon King of Arms.

Unofficially, the flag is used as a second national flag for Scotland, particularly at sporting events. Technically this usage is illegal under an Act of the Parliament of Scotland, although no one has ever been prosecuted for flying the Standard unofficially.

The flag also features in the Standard of the Duke of Rothesay, the title used by the eldest son of the monarch in Scotland.

See also

• Flag of Scotland
• List of Scottish flags
• Royal Standard
• The Court of the Lord Lyon

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