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Flag Flying Days
Date Occasion Flag January 20th Birthday off The Countess of Wessex (see note 6) Union 26th Australia Day Australian February 6th Her Majesty's Accession (see note 6) Union 8th New Zealand Commonwealth Day New Zealand 19th Birthday of The Duke of York (see note 6) Union March 1st St. David's Day (in Wales only, see note 1 & 6) Welsh Red Dragon 2nd Mon Commonwealth Day (see note 6) Union 10th Birthday of The Earl of Wessex (see note 6) Union 17th St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick's Cross April 21st Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen (see note 6) Union 23rd St. George's Day (in England only, see note 1 & 6) St. George's Cross May 9th Europe Day (see note 4 & 6) European Union June 2nd Coronation Day (see note 6) Union as appointed Official Celebration of Her Majesty The Queen's Birthday (see note 6) Union 10th Birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh (see note 6) Union 21st Birthday of The Prince William Union July 1st Canadian Dominion Day Canadian 4th USA Independence Day USA 14th Bastille Day
French 17th Birthday of The Duchess of Cornwall (see note 6) Union August 15th Birthday of The Princess Royal (see note 6) Union September 15th Birthday of The Prince Harry Union October 21st Trafalgar Day Union 24th United Nations Day United United Nations November 2nd Sunday Remembrance Day (see note 2 & 6) Union 14th Birthday of The Prince of Wales (see note 6) Union 20th Her Majesty's Wedding Anniversary (see note 6) Union 30th St. Andrew's Day (in Scotland only, see note 1 & 6) St. Andrew's Cross
Also
The day of the opening of a Session at the Houses of Parliament by
Her Majesty (see note 3 & 6).
The day of the prorogation of a Session of the Houses of Parliament
by Her Majesty (see note 3 & 6).
Notes:
1 |
Where
a building has two or more flagpoles the appropriate National
flag may be flown in addition to the Union Flag but not in a superior
position. |
2 |
Flags
should be flown at full mast from 08.00 hours to sunset. |
3 |
Flags
should be flown on this day irrespective of whether or not Her
Majesty performs the ceremony in person, but only on buildings
in the Greater London area. |
4 |
The
Union flag should fly alongside the European flag. On Government
buildings that only have one flagpole, the Union flag should take
precedence. |
5 |
The
Royal Standard is never hoisted when Her Majesty is passing in
procession. If The Queen is to be present in a building, you should
contact the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Architecture
and Historic Environment Division, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London
SW1Y 5DH. |
6 |
Denotes
Government buildings. |
DEFINITION OF A GOVERNMENT BUILDING
A Government building for the purposes of flag flying is a building
that is owned by the Crown or where the majority of occupants are civil
servants.
RULES FOR HOISTING FLAGS OF GOVERNMENT
BUILDINGS
The following regulations are circulated by Her Majesty’s command
to the Government offices concerned.
DATES ON WHICH FLAGS ARE TO BE FLOWN
The dates named in the accompanying schedule above.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will inform you of any other
occasions where Her Majesty has given a special command.
PROVINCIAL BUILDINGS
The schedule applies to provincial as well as to London Buildings (but
see notes 1 & 4). Where it has been the practice to fly the flag
daily as in the case of some Customs Houses, this practice may continue.
OCCASIONS ON WHICH FLAGS ARE TO BE FLOWN
AT HALF MAST
(a) From the announcement of the death up to the funeral of the Sovereign,
except on Proclamation Day, when which they are hoisted full mast from
11am to sunset.
(b) The funerals of members of The Royal Family, subject to special
commands from Her Majesty in each case.
(c) The funerals of Foreign Rulers, subject to special commands from
Her Majesty in each case.
(d) The funerals of Prime Ministers and ex-Prime Ministers of the United
Kingdom, subject to special commands from Her Majesty in each case.
(e) Other occasions by special command of Her Majesty which will be
communicated by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
RULES WHEN DAYS FOR FLYING FLAGS COINCIDE
WITH DAYS FOR FLYING FLAGS AT HALF MAST
To be flown:
(a) Although a member of the Royal Family or, near relative of the Royal
Family, may be lying dead unless special commands are received from
Her Majesty to the contrary.
(b) Although it may be the day of the funeral of a Foreign Ruler.
If the body of a very distinguished subject is lying at a Government
Office the flag may fly as half mast on that office until the body has
left (provided it is a day on which the flag would fly) and then the
flag is to be hoisted full mast. On all other Public Buildings the flag
will fly as usual.
To obtain updated information to event as they happen go to www.culture.gov.uk/flagflying
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