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Why is Wales not shown on the Union Flag?
- aWales was already united with England when the first Union Flag was made in 1606Correct answer
- bWales voted in a referendum in the 1990s to stay off the Union Flag
- cWales joined the United Kingdom after the Union Flag was last changed in 1801
- dWales is shown by the blue background that forms the base of the Union Flag
Why?
When the first Union Flag was created in 1606 from the crosses of England and Scotland, Wales was already joined to England, so it was not given a separate symbol. The blue background belongs to St Andrew's cross for Scotland.
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