There was an interesting little item on the BBC News earlier this morning, very early this morning, wasnt quite awake, but it seems there has been some recent debate as to what are the correct terms of usage for the national flag.
The BBC, those purveyors of truth wisdom and accuracy, commissioned research by experts in these matters as to what the correct usage is, so that henceforth they can get it exactly right in news bulletins etc. The historical experts in question researched tirelessly back to 1603 to the origin of the flag itself and through extensive archive material of allsorts and found in the end that both terms are right to use, both UNION JACK and UNION FLAG are correct for everyday usage.
So there you have it. The definitive word on the matter in case it has been keeping you up nights..lol
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The general public have been right all along to call it a Union Jack as and when.
Previously some had thought that it can only be called the Union Jack when flown by the Royal Navy.
This is NOT the case.
Flag as fallen warrior symbol, flown at half mast above Dover Castle after the death of Margaret Thatcher...whose funeral it was recently announced cost the state £1.2 Million.
And below used in jollier circumstances at the Dover Regatta.
Blow dem horns !
