Royal Flags

The Queen and the most senior members of the Royal Family each have a personal Canadian flag which may flown on a building or site where they are undertaking an engagement, or on the front of the car in which they are traveling. The flags emphasize in visual terms the fact that they are performing duties as members of the Canadian Royal Family.

The Flag of Canada was proclaimed by The Queen in 1965 after Parliamentary approval. It was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill on February 15 of that year. In 1921, King George V proclaimed Red and White to be Canada’s national colours. The Maple Leaf itself had been an unofficial symbol of Canada for centuries, appearing in 1868 on the Coat of Arms of both Quebec and Ontario, on coinage and on military insignia – as well as in the then much-loved patriotic song The Maple Leaf Forever.

How many of these have you seen? Keep your eye open for them if you travel around Canada!