Flag That Always Flies.
Many Londoners were surprised at the time of the late Earl Haigs funeral procession to observe that the flag which flutters over the Admiralty in Whitehall * was not lowered, while all other flags in the neighbourhood! were at half mast. The flag is never hauled down, because the Board of Admiralty never ceases work day or night. King Edward, as the head of the navy, com manded that the flag should always be at mast-head, and it always is. The flag’s design is that of a gold anchor on a red background. It was originally introduced by JamCs, Duke of York, afterwards King James IT., as Lord High Admiral and Lord General of the Navy, and was adopted by the Lords Commissioners in 1725.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18469, 22 May 1928, Page 2
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