The flag consists of the red cross of Saint George ( patron saint of England, which also represents Wales), edged in white, superimposed on the saltire of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), also edged in white, which are superimposed on the saltire of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland). The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801, which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. See White Ensign.Ī field of air force blue with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel in the middle of the fly. See Blue Ensign.Ī symmetric red cross on a white field with the Union Flag in the canton.
See Red Ensign.Ī blue field with the Union Flag in the canton. Union Flag, Union Jack, British flag, UK flagĪ white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white.Ī red field with the Union Flag in the canton. For the history and other uses of the flag, see Union Jack.
