A family who painted a massive Union Jack flag on their home ten years ago for the Diamond Jubilee have painted it black - to pay their respects to the Queen. The Tate family painted their house ...

Another alternative is that the name is rooted in a proclamation by Charles II, "that the Union Flag should be flown only by ships of the Royal Navy as a jack," the royal family website also notes.

A couple in their 90s have been left upset after an anonymous note accused them of displaying a union flag the wrong way ...

Both Union Jack and Union Flag are used to describe the red ... on special days of importance to the government and the royal family.

The Union Jack could undergo a massive change if petition ... as the country was a part of England when the flag was initially conceived several centuries ago. Residents are now looking to change ...

In the words of union jack historian Malcolm Farrow, "a mish-mash - but what do you expect from the British constitution?" Even its real name has been known to pitch grown men into heated argument, ...

A March 17 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows the Union Jack flying at half-mast on a rooftop. "BREAKING: Reports that the Union Flag is flying ... from the Royal Family," reads ...

“Buckingham Palace tonight flag at half-mast ahead of royal announcement.” Union Jack flags are lowered halfway down their mast as a sign of respect when a royal family member dies, opens new ta ...