Upon finding that the former British Empire no longer stood, as was her glory, that all those existing territories being then British Overseas Territories and not British Empire, I King James
Flag of England
The flag of England is derived from St George’s Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules). The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Middle Ages, and it was used as a component in the design of the Union Flag in 1606;
Scotland
Flag of Scotland; St Andrew’s Cross or the Saltire The Flag of Scotland, (Scottish Gaelic: Bratach na h-Alba, Scots: Banner o Scotland), also known as St Andrew’s Cross or the Saltire, is the national flag of Scotland.
Ireland
Flag of Northern Ireland; Saint Patrick’s Saltire Saint Patrick’s Saltire, a red saltire on a white field, was used from 1783 in the badge of the Order of Saint Patrick. After the Acts of Union 1800, the saltire was added to the former flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain to represent Ireland in the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
THE current and second Union Jack dates from 1 January 1801 with the Act of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The new design added a red saltire, the cross of Saint Patrick, for Ireland. This is counter-changed with the saltire of St Andrew, such that the white always follows the red clockwise. The arrangement has introduced a requirement to display the flag “the right way up”; see specifications for flag use,
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries.
Most commonwealth land have a full British Union Jack as the foundation of their flag.
Flag of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The current and second Union Jack dates from 1 January 1801 with the Act of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The flag of New Zealand is a defaced Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right. The stars’ pattern represents the asterism within the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross.
The flag was designed and adopted for use on Colonial ships in 1869 following an Imperial statute and became New Zealand’s national flag in 1902.
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