What is the meaning of the british flag?

Answer 1

The blue background and white saltire is the flag of Scotland (St Andrew's cross). The red cross on white is from the flag of England (St George's cross). The two were combined when the crowns of England and Scotland were united under James I/VI. The red saltire was added in 1801 when the Irish parliament was abolished and the country became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Most of Ireland became independent in 1922 but the red saltire was kept. There is no representation of Wales on the flag or the coat of arms of the country as it is only a principality, not a kingdom, and its union with England predated the creation of the flag.

The flagpole on a ship is called a jack, which is why the flag became known as the union (of Scotland and England) jack. This year a newspaper showed some of the 400 year-old rejected designs combining the English and Scottish flags; the final result was the right combination.

Answer 2

The union jack is the union of three flags St Andrews, (Scotland) St Patrick (Wales) and St George( England), although at the time the union jack flag was designed wales was already a part of England and hence why this is not included in the flag

Answer 3

It's a combination of the flags of the four countries of Great Britain.

Answer 4

the blue background and white diagonal cross is the scottish flag, the red diagonal cross is for Ireland, and the other red cross is the english flag.