
The Flag Institute, the vexillological organisation for the United Kingdom, stated that the term Union Flag is a 'relatively recent idea'. Jack was a word previously used to denote any flag [4]. It also noted that 'From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially. Such use was given Parliamentary approval in 1908 when it was stated that 'the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag'
also, at least it's the right way up.
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also, at least it's the right way up.