A red saltire on white with blue knot/flowers in each quarter. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [72] Illegal but well-established English settlements. Spanish occupation and expulsion of settlers in 1782 William McMillan & John Alexander Stewart (1925). The story of the Scottish flag. H. Hopkins. p.112. Google books: "This flag had official recognition" The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom defaced with a three-point label (with the second point charged with the Cross of St. George), quartered with the arms of Saxony. The British Empire consisted of many colonies, several of which were largely self-governing dominions (Canada, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Straits Settlements). Most were ruled by colonial officials including India, the West Indies, and Fiji. The future of the empire remained uncertain, as it was unclear what the result would be if all colonies eventually became self-governing. Among other concerns, it would be very difficult for British interests to be maintained if every colony was essentially already sovereign. [5] The British Empire flag was made to promote unity by recognizing the symbols of the dominions

Negotiated independence of Kenya from the British Empire as well as its post-colonial legal and constitutional systemBritish Flags". Flaginstitute.org. Archived from the original on 2015-08-17 . Retrieved 2014-10-27. A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red. William Roy Smith, "British Imperial Federation." Political Science Quarterly 36.2 (1921): 274-297. Online

Banner of arms of the former county council. The flag has two dancetty barrulets interlaced to form a W and M representing the initials of "West Midlands". A gold saltire on a blue field; the traditional flag of the Kingdom of Mercia, still flown on Tamworth Castle.A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands. Used on land and as the civil ensign. Exmoor Flag | Free official image and info | UK Flag Registry". The Flag Institute . Retrieved 29 March 2023. Declared independence of Rhodesia from the British Empire, not recognized by the British government under principle of no independence before majority rule

Banner of the princely House of Mathrafal used during the early Middle Ages by the rulers of Powys, Powys Wenwynwyn and later by their heirs the de la Pole (Powysian) dynasty. Modern use is rare This section may be too technical for most readers to understand. Please help improve it to make it understandable to non-experts, without removing the technical details. ( September 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) A blue government ensign defaced with the British Army badge of a crown and lion in front of crossed swords.

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Worcestershire flag flying outside Eland House". Department for Communities and Local Government. 2010 . Retrieved 24 November 2012. A gold crown on red above a Lancaster rose on gold, the crown representing the former Saxon kingdom of Wessex and the rose representing England. Western colonialism - European expansion since 1763". Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 20 August 2021. The colours represent the landscape of the area: Portland stone, grass and the sea. The white tower represents the castles and the naval coronet shows the long connection with the Royal Navy. [87] The Coat of Arms of England impaled with attributed Arms of King Edward The Confessor (symbolising mystical union).

Or, on a fess wavy Azure between three lymphads, oars in action, sails furled Sable, flagged Gules, two barrulets wavy Argent.Support for imperial federation waned with World War I which produced greater feelings of national identity in several dominions, Canada and Australia in particular. Defence concerns and problems of imperial cooperation were partially resolved through the system of colonial or Imperial Conferences and with growing sentiments by various dominion governments for greater independence resulting in the Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Statute of Westminster 1931. It was last discussed seriously at the governmental level at the 1937 Imperial Conference where it was dismissed. A red ensign defaced with the badge of Gibraltar in the fly. Used as the civil ensign for locally registered vessel. Nominally included territory that is now part of the Canadian territories and provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec, and (until 1818) parts of the US states of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota