Queen Elizabeth II's Personal Standard in Australia

Last modified: 2000-01-21 by phil nelson
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There is an E flag for Australia. It is made of the shield of Australia (6 quarters, 1 for each state) surrounded by an ermine border, the whole thing overlaid with a gold seven-pointed star, a blue disk, a gold circle of roses (I think they're roses), and a crowned E.

This is the personal standard of the current Queen of Australia, used only within Australia, and only when she's personally present. The Queen of the UK leaves her personal standard behind - no England, Scotland or Ireland appear on the Australian E flag.

Because there is no constitutional position for any other members of the (UK) royal family in Australia, they have no personal standards for use here. I seem to remember seeing Andrew use his UK one here when he visited my campus.
christopher vance, 1996-FEB-20