Quote Originally Posted by bubba
To hell with the Foreign Office. If they want the Union flag flown it can fly UNDER the Saltire. Keep the Saltire flying at Gleneagles.

this is the right attitude but it's not the legal position. and that's the problem I'm trying to point out. In Scotland, the saltire must fly below the Union Jack, as Her Majesty's website refers to it, but what would they know about its proper name? Not too sure if the Saltire is third in priority when Queen Elizabeth 1 of Scotland (sic) is present. Remember, Scotland is not really an independant nation...yet.

Checking the references above, mostly from electricscotland which cautions viewers on its contents, won't give a date on the official recognition of the Saltire. Lord Lyon recognizes it and that is very important. I can't find any indication that the new Scottish Parliament has fully legalized it, except by common law. Nor that the Scottish Parliament has recognized Lord Lyon anew.

Also, readers should be aware of the internal political game that the Saltire is associated with the SNP, and gov't recognition will weaken that.