Perhaps a Scot at the airport convinced the Americans there that Scotland and the UK are two different countries 😉
by Mike-Drop
Perhaps a Scot at the airport convinced the Americans there that Scotland and the UK are two different countries 😉
by Mike-Drop
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Turns out the English flag is also present a few flags down, but it’s interesting they chose the royal banner for Scotland instead of the Saltire. And the other two nations’ flags aren’t anywhere.
That’s the coat of arms flag
That’s the Royal Banner of Scotland, it’s not the flag of Scotland (that’s the Saltire). The Royal Banner of Scotland is used for:
1. The King
2. Official representatives of the Lord Lieutenant
3. The Scottish government when representing the crown
Fun fact, unauthorised use is an offence under the Lyon King of Arms Act 1672.
It’s historically a royal flag and was used by monarchs like King William i both as a royal and battle flag.
During the union of the crowns in 1603 when James the iv of Scotland became James the i of England, the crowns were united and the royal flags too, the Royal Banner of Scotland stayed as the symbol of Scotland.
After the act of the union (when Scotland and England became the United kingdom in 1707) Royal Banner of Scotland was relegated to a quarter on the royal standard.
In real life we use it as a sort of national pride symbol in sports and on st Andrews day. It’s also pretty common to see both nationalists and unionists/royalists both using it.
Bonus fact, it’s also 02:44 and I’m highly sleep deprived so have a history rant fueled by beer and cigarettes.
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