of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - it also

retains use in some Commonwealth Realms

And whether to use Union Flag or Union Jack

is a question of debate.

From early in its life, the Lord High Admiralty

referred to the flag as Union Jack, since they

ruled the waves; and should be regarded as

the national flag - and after three centuries

it was never called the Union Flag.

Various shades of blue (my favorite color)

have been used in the Saltire over the years

To the south, they use a navy blue; to the

north, it's royal blue; the blazon is Azure

For its color from the old flag is the current's.

It is represented by the flag of St. George

who is the patron saint of England; Scotland

is represented by the flag of St. Andrew - a

compromise was reached in 1606 and it led

to the creation of the first Union Jack.

But not before Northern Ireland's St. Patrick

was added - to make a long story short, the

formation of the Union Jack came about as

the result of the progressive merging of the

inhabitants of the British Isles - Rule Britannia!

'2008' RLS