The UK flag is a mixture of the older flags.
the UK? The Union Flag is an amalgam of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
There are currently four different types of flags being used in the UK at this very moment in time. These flags are as such: Ireland, Wales, Union Jack and Scotland's flag.
The UK flag represents the unification of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
the combined flags of England and Scotland
The Union Flag commonly known as the Union Jack is the blue, white and red flag of the UK.
Those countries that used to be colonies of Britain but are now sovereign or independent may still use the UK flag as part of their own flag
It's a combination of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It does not have a single "that" color.
The Cross of St George, is regarded as the flag specifically for England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England This has been merged with the flags of other parts of the UK, to form the Union Jack. http://flagspot.net/flags/gb.html
The flag helped define Canada as a nation and give it a separate identity from the UK and all other former colonies which had similar flags.
There were multiple flags. Tenzing Norgay stuck an ice axe on the peak of Mt. Everest and this axe had 4 flags- The UN, the UK, India and Nepal.
There are several blue, white and red flags, the Union Flag (Union Jack) is blue , white and red flag of the UK, as is the Australian flag, the New Zealand flag and the US flag which also known as the Stars and Stripes.