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11th December 07, 11:52 AM
#1
 Originally Posted by Pleater
Wales has its own flag, the red dragon, or draig, for when it is being Welsh, and the Union Flag for being British, and I expect there are a few European Union ones for when it is being European.
Cornwall, Devon and Northumberland also have their own flags; I particularly like the latter. It's very striking (and my Wilkinsons come from there!)
 Originally Posted by Pleater
It is, I suppose the difference between a kingdom and a country, the Union Flag is the combined flags of the kingdoms - so Wales, being a principality, is not represented.
Nice summary.
Regards,
Todd
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11th December 07, 12:17 PM
#2
Didn't realize there was such discussion concerning Wales' autonomy. Would have thought such an issue would have been more pronounced between Scotland and Britain. I thought it was first actually the Scot's that united Welsh and the Picts together. I could be wrong.
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