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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Seems to me that, if they secede, it would be a whole load of costly hassle to take the saltire out of the Union Flag. Plus it would seriously hack the SNP off if we left it there.
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The original union flag, minus St Patrick’s saltire, was created on the orders of the (Scottish) King James, when he became king of England, so he could fly a common flag on all his naval vessels, regardless of whether they were English or Scottish. It predates the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the union of the parliaments by 101 years. If an independent Scotland continued to be a constitutional monarchy then the union flag would continue to fly over Buckingham Palace (except when she’s actually there of course). Its use as the national flag would be politically difficult even within England. It’s hard to see English public opinion being positive towards a yes to independence in Scotland. It would look like an insult.
I suspect the opportunity would be demanded to create a new flag that visibly incorporated Wales in some way.