Flag of USA (51 stars)

The flag of the U.S.A. is perhaps the most recognisable in the world, and depending on your perspective it symbolises the land of the free and the home of the brave, or, is the face of everything that’s wrong with the world or just your country. So when angry business owners in Moscow starting using […]

Flag Institute: Change of Official Address

From August 2023 our official address has changed. Please write to: The Flag Institute, 84 Norwood Grove, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9HS, United Kingdom. NOTE: This mailbox is not staffed full time. For any urgent enquiry, please email the Flag Institute. The Flag Institute was originally based at the Chester home of our […]

French national day of mourning

Following the tragic events in Paris on Wednesday 7 January 2015, when the editorial offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were attacked and twelve people killed, the French government have announced a national day of mourning for the victims on Thursday 8 January. This will be France’s only sixth national day of mourning in the […]

Flag Institute President’s Dinner

Dear Friends, Last year’s Conference and President’s Dinner was so successful that the Flag Institute is returning to Birmingham, and to St Paul’s. Several VIPs from the city will again attend, adding to the glamour of the occasion and underlining how much Birmingham values such prestigious visitors. The meal will cost £35 a head and […]