Is it illegal to fly the royal standard (of england)?

Question

i was on amzon buying a union jack flag and underneath it said customers who bought this item also bought and next to that was the royal standard.

Answer 1

The purpose of the Royal Standard is to let the people know if the monarch is present or not;the only place then,that the standard can be flown over,is the residence of the monarch,when she is present.I don't know about the legality,though.

You can read more about the standard at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Stand...

Answer 2

Aine,I think it was because the funeral of Princess Diana was a state funeral and not a private one.

Answer 3

If protocol states that it is only to be used when the monarch is in residence, then why was it draped on Princess Diana's coffin?

Answer 4

It isn't illegal to fly the Royal Standard of England, although it is improper  and disrespectful.

However, in Scotland where the law takes heraldry much more seriously, it is illegal to display the Scottish Lion (which is the personal standard of the monarch of Scotland), just as it is illegal to display any arms belonging rightfully to somebody else. (In England, using somebody else's arms is just a civil wrong, not illegal.)