| DEPENDENCIES OF THE CROWN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS |
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BAILIWICK OF
GUERNSEY
CIVIL & GOVERNMENT FLAG |
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BAILIWICK OF
GUERNSEY
CIVIL ENSIGN |
BAILIWICK OF
GUERNSEY
GOVERNMENT ENSIGN |
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BAILIWICK OF
GUERNSEY
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR'S FLAG |
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BAILIWICK OF
JERSEY CIVIL & GOVERNMENT FLAG |
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BAILIWICK OF
JERSEY CIVIL ENSIGN |
BAILIWICK OF
JERSEY GOVERNMENT ENSIGN |
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BAILIWICK OF
JERSEY
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR'S FLAG |
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The Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey and their dependencies) are
not part of the United Kingdom. Rather they are Crown Dependencies
with internal self-government, the UK being responsible for foreign
affairs and defense only. The Channel Islands were formerly part of
the Duchy of Normandy, a fact symbolized by their coats of arms:
those of England which in turn were derived for those of Normandy.
The arms of Guernsey display a small sprig of leaves; those of
Jersey incorporate a Plantagenet crown, recalling the Norman dukes
who were Kings of England. Traditionally the flag of Guernsey was
the English Cross of St. George and that of Jersey a flag similar to
the Irish Cross of St. Patrick. These were felt to be insufficiently
distinctive and so a Norman Cross was added to the flag of Guernsey
(1986) and the arms of Jersey to its flag (1981). Their civil and
state ensigns are British red and blue ensigns. The Sovereign is
represented in Guernsey and Jersey by a lieutenant-governor whose
flag is of the standard pattern for governors of overseas
territories. |
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DEPENDENCIES OF THE CROWN
THE ISLE OF MAN |
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CIVIL & GOVERNMENT FLAG |
CIVIL ENSIGN |
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LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR'S
FLAG |
FLAG OF THE TYNWALD |
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Like the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man is a self-governing Crown
Dependency. The arms of
Man incorporate a most distinctive heraldic device, the triskelion:
three armored legs with golden spurs on a field of red. This device
is of ancient date but how it came to be the Manx badge is unknown.
The Manx flag is a banner of the arms and the civil ensign is a
British Red Ensign with the triskelion in the fly. No state ensign
is authorized so presumably the UK state ensign with horizontal
anchor is used. The lieutenant-governors flag is of the standard
pattern. There is also a flag for the Tynwald (legislature): blue
with a Norse longboat in gold, commemorating the ancient Kingdom of
Mann and the Isles. The Union Jack may be flown in the Crown Dependencies but
when it is their flags take precedence. |
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REGIONAL FLAGS |
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CITY OF LONDON |
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CORNWALL |
DORSET |
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EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE |
HEREFORDSHIRE |
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GLAMAGORN (WALES) |
|
ORKNEY ISLANDS |
SHETLAND ISLANDS |
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Despite many changes over the centuries, often related to local
government reforms, the historical counties of the UK still exist.
The areas in which lords-lieutenant are appointed are called
lieutenancies
or ceremonial counties and they do not necessarily correspond to
administrative divisions. English and Welsh counties have adopted
flags, often based on traditional county coats of arms. Most
counties in Scotland and Northern Ireland do not have official
flags, though the former's Orkney and Shetland Islands have adopted
flags of the Scandinavian Cross pattern, recalling their former
status as part of the ancient Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles. |
