Queen's Personal Barbadian Flag
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The Queen's Personal Barbadian Flag, sometimes known as the Royal Standard of Barbados, is the personal flag of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...

 in her role as Queen of Barbados
Monarchy of Barbados
The monarchy of Barbados is a constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Barbados, forming the core of the country's Westminster style parliamentary democracy...

. The flag was approved for use in the 1970s and is only used by the Queen when she is in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

, or attending an event abroad in her role as head of state of Barbados. The Queen's representative, the Governor-General of Barbados has their own flag http://www.flags.net/BRBD02.htm.

The Queen's flag in banner form: The flag consists centrally of a bearded fig tree, a long established symbol of the island of Barbados (with the leaves coloured blue) and the national flower the Pride of Barbados flowers in each of the top corners on a yellow field. A blue disc of the letter "E" crowned surrounded by a garland of gold roses is displayed prominently on the flag within the center of the tree. The disc is taken from the Queen's Personal Flag
Personal Flag of Queen Elizabeth II
The Personal Flag of Queen Elizabeth II is used in Commonwealth of Nations countries which are not Commonwealth Realms. The flag was created in 1960 and first used in 1961 for the Queen's visit to India..-Description:...

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See also

  • Royal Standard of the United Kingdom, for a full list of all of Queen Elizabeth II's flags
  • List of Barbados flags

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