| All I know is the French flag was formally adopted through a constitutional measure; the Canadian flag was adopted following a parliamentary commission that came up with the design and the Royal sanction of the Queen that officially recognized it as such; the American flag was adopted following a resolution of the Second Continental Congress's marine committee (of course, it's evolved over the years); the Spanish flag's official design is a part of their constitution; the Portugese flag was also officially enshrined in law by its government when it became an official Republic... and so on.
Whereas there has never been (as far as I know, and correct me if I'm wrong) any law in the United Kingdom officially recognizing the Union Jack as the official flag of the United Kingdom.
I mean, there is no doubt that it is everywhere recognized as such. That's not even up for debate.
I'm just saying that I always thought it was a bit of a fun fact that the Union Jack was never officially adopted as the flag. __________________  Sunny
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