Queen's Personal Jamaican Flag
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{{Infobox flag
| Name = Queen's Personal Flag for Jamaica
| Use = 000000
| Symbol = {{FIAV|000000}}{{FIAV|historical}}
| Image = Royal Standard of Jamaica (1966–2022).svg
| Adoption = 1966
| Relinquished = 8 September 2022
| Design = The escutcheon of the coat of arms of Jamaica in banner form, defaced with a blue roundel surrounded by a garland of roses encircling a crowned letter 'E'
}}
The Queen's Personal Flag for Jamaica was the personal flag of Queen Elizabeth II for use in Jamaica. The sovereign's representative, the governor-general of Jamaica has his own flag.[http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchAndCommonwealth/Jamaica/Symbolsandceremonies.aspx Symbols and ceremonies] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512083703/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchAndCommonwealth/Jamaica/Symbolsandceremonies.aspx |date=12 May 2015}}
Description
File:Coat of arms of Jamaica.svg of the coat of arms of Jamaica serves as basis for the flag.]]
The flag consists of a banner of the coat of arms of Jamaica superposed by the Queen's Royal Cypher. The flag is white and bears a red St George's Cross. A gold pineapple is on each arm of the Cross. A blue disc with the Royal Cypher is placed in the centre of the Cross. The disc is taken from the Queen's Personal Flag.
Coronation standard
File:Flag of Jamaica (3-2).svg
At the 2023 coronation of King Charles III, the Jamaican national flag was used to represent Jamaica.[https://www.coronationroll.gov.uk/roll/ Coronation Roll] The standard was borne at Westminster Abbey by the 2023 Rhodes Scholar, David Salmon.{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230503/gg-lady-allen-depart-jamaica-coronation-king-charles|title=GG, Lady Allen to depart Jamaica for coronation of King Charles|work=The Gleaner|date=3 May 2023|accessdate=4 May 2023|archive-date=4 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504053034/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230503/gg-lady-allen-depart-jamaica-coronation-king-charles|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/jm_qe2.html Queen Elizabeth II's Personal Standard in Jamaica] at Flags of the World. Accessed 16 January 2007.
{{Royal Standards of Elizabeth II}}