The Royal Standard Flag of Australia was the personal flag of Elizabeth II in her role as Queen of Australia. It was used in a similar way as the Royal Standard in the UK, signalling the Australian Monarch's presence in Australia, in this case.
Personal Australian flag of the late Queen Elizabeth II
The flag was approved for use on 20 September 1962, and used for the first time during Queen Elizabeth II's 1963 royal tour.[1]
DescriptionEdit
Elizabeth's flag with proportions 22:31
The late queen's flag consisted of a banner of the coat of arms of Australia, defaced with a gold seven-pointed federation star with a blue disc containing the letter E below a crown, surrounded by a garland of golden roses.
Each of the six sections of the flag represents the heraldic badge of the Australian states, and the whole is surrounded by an ermine border representing the federation of the states:[2]
The Upper Left represents New South Wales and bears a red St George's Cross, upon which is a gold lion in the centre and a gold star on each arm.
The Upper Middle represents Victoria and contains a Crown and five white stars on a blue field.
The Upper Right represents Queensland and consists of a blue Maltese cross, bearing a Crown, on a white field.
The flag was used in two ratios, 1:2 and 22:31. The 1:2 ratio ensures the flag maintains visual integrity with other naval flags, which are 1:2. A 22:31 ratio gives simple dimensions for the flag elements, with a border of 2 units thick, and central squares of dimensions 9×9.
UseEdit
The Queen's Personal Flag for Australia was only used when she was visiting Australia, on Her Majesty's Australian Ships, on official buildings, or other places only when the Queen was actually present. The only exception was for land-based parades in honour of her birthday, when it could be flown even when not present. When it was flown on or outside a building, it had to be the only flag present.[1]
The Royal Stardard Australian flag being used in Brisbane, 1982
The flag being used on a vessel carrying the Queen, 1988
Coronation standardsEdit
During the coronation ceremony of the monarch at Westminster Abbey, the standards of various countries are carried by various officials in the procession inside the abbey. These flags are the country's coat of arms as a banner of arms. For Australia, similar standards based on the current and previous coat of arms were used thrice: at the coronations of King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II in 1911, 1937, and 1953, respectively.[citation needed] The banner of the 1908-1912 coat of arms was used in 1911,[3][4] with the banner of the current arms used in 1937 and 1953.[5] The banner was in a 3:4 ratio and without defacement.
^ ab"His Majesty the King's Personal Flag for Australia". Royal Australian Navy. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^Government of Australia: Department of the Environment and Water Resources
^"CORONATION STANDARDS". Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954). 15 May 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^"Alfred Pearse (c.1854-1933) - Coronation of George V: Standard bearers". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^"Australian Standard For Coronation". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954). 23 May 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Barraclough, E. M. C. and Crampton, W. G. (1978). Flags of the World. London: Frederick Warne. ISBN0-7232-2015-8. P. 207
External linksEdit
Queen Elizabeth II's Personal Standard in Australia at Flags of the World. Accessed 8 February 2006.
October 14, 2023
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