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Originally Posted by dattrike
Flew my union flag from 8am this morning, lowered to half mast at 10.30am the raised to top again at 11.02 am as per flag protocol today.
(apologies for messy garden, having a new shed built at the bottom of the garden)
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Nice to see it's the correct way up
Q. How should the Union Flag be flown?
A. The Union Flag must be flown the correct way up. This is with the wider diagonal white stripe above the red diagonal stripe in the half nearest to the flag pole. The wider diagonal white stripe should be above the red diagonal stripe at the top left hand side of the Flag nearest the flag pole.
And something I didn't know.
Q. What is half-mast?
A. Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds of the way up the flagpole with at least the height of the flag between the top of the flag and the top of the flag pole. If more than one flag is flown, they should all be raised at half-mast or not flown at all. Flags of foreign nations should not be flown unless their country is also observing mourning.