BRITISH NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Palace under intense media coverage. The process did not stop there; to mark the first anniversary
of Diana's death (31 August 1998), the Queen ruled that all flags at the royal residences should be
lowered and half-masted as a special mark of respect. The British government declared
immediately that they would follow suit.
The national flag can be an `active' symbol on national days, coronations and royal weddings,
and in parades, parliamentary debates, salutes, ceremonials, rituals, memorials and subtly in
everyday procedures in the legislature. A specific example is the saluting of the flag, or standing
up when singing the national anthem.
The state not only controls which national flag is to be used but its usage of national flags as they
appear on a number of places controlled by the state: embassies, vessels of war, airlines, national
museums, national monuments, capital city squares and stationery. There is also a specific
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