THE WELSH FLAG
DISPLAY AT CARNARVON. EXPLANATION IN COMMONS. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) London, March 7. In the House of Commons Mr W. Orms-by-Gore, First Commissioner of Works, in answer to a question said that the decision to fly the Red Dragon Flag on one tower of Carnarvon Castle and the Union Jack on the other was made in 1922 after consultation with Mr Lloyd George, who was then Constable of the Castle and Prime Minister. This decision accorded with advice from the Carnavon Town Council. Before effecting any change he was consulting with Mr Lloyd George and the Mayor of Carnarvon. He recognized the strong Welsh sense of nationhood, but he would like to correct the misapprehension that the first Prince of Wales was born in the castle. Its foundations were not then laid. He was aware that Welsh students last week had torn down the Union Jack where it was flown with the Red Dragon and in accordance with custom. He was sure that public opinion in Wales and elsewhere would condemn that act. The Government had decided to ignore the regrettable incident.
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Southland Times, Issue 21648, 9 March 1932, Page 5
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