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Royal Standard for Scotland flying above the Palace of Holyroodhouse. In Scotland a separate version of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is used, whereby the red Lion Rampant of the Kingdom of Scotland appears in the first and fourth quadrants, displacing the three gold lions passant guardant of England, which occur only in the second quadrant.
The royal standards of England were narrow, tapering swallow-tailed heraldic flags, of considerable length, used mainly for mustering troops in battle, in pageants and at funerals, by the monarchs of England. In high favour during the Tudor period, the Royal English Standard was a flag that was of a separate design and purpose to the Royal Banner.
Royal Standard of Egypt (1923–1953) Royal Banner of England (c. 1198–1603) Royal Standard of France (before 1792; 1814–1830) Royal Standard of Germany (1871–1918) Royal Standard of Greece (1863–1924; 1936–1974) Royal Standard of the Maharaja of Gwalior (before 1948) Royal Standard of Hawaii (1874–1893) Royal Standard of Iraq (1930 ...
The monarch's official flag, the Royal Standard, is the coat of arms in flag form. There are two versions of the coat of arms. One is used in Scotland, and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland, and the other is used elsewhere and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of England.
The heraldic standard is not rectangular – it tapers, usually from 120 to 60 cm (4 to 2 ft), and the fly edge is rounded (lanceolate). In England, any armiger who has been granted a badge is entitled to fly a standard. The medieval English standard was larger than the other flags, and its size varied with the owner's rank.
The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used outside Scotland. The Union Flag is the national flag which represents the country. Flags at Buckingham Palace vary according to the movements of court and tradition. The King's Flag Sergeant is responsible for all flags flown from the palace.
It was flown except when the Queen was present as well; then the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom was used instead. [10] As he was a Knight of the Order of the Garter, his standard was hung in the form of a banner in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle until his death in 2021, when it was removed in accordance with the order's tradition. [11]
Royal standard of the Netherlands. Presidential standard of Nigeria. Royal standard of Norway. O. Royal standard of Oman. P. Presidential standard of Pakistan.