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The Union Jack The Union Jack is a combination of the flags of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. The flag of St George is white with a red cross. The flag of St Andrew is blue with a white diagonal cross and the flag of St Patrick is white with a red diagonal cross. In 1603 King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England and united England and Scotland under a new flag combining the Cross of St Andrew with the Cross of St George which the Navy referred to as The Union Jack. In 1801 King George III updated the design when he added the Cross of St Patrick.
The Union Jack is two times wider than its height. In the example shown below the flag is 60 units wide and 30 units high. The red cross of St George is 6 units wide centred horizontally and vertically. The St George's Cross has a white edge that is 2 units wide. On top of the blue background (taken from St Andrew's flag) is a complex diagonal cross. The diagonal cross is 6 units wide and is a combination of the St George Cross and St Patrick Cross. The diagonal cross is white with red stripes; taken from centre lines drawn across the flag each red stripe is to the anticlockwise side and 2 units wide followed by a white edge 1 unit wide to the anticlockwise side and then a white edge 3 units wide on each clockwise side. Note that the red stripe doesn't go into the white corners of the St George's Cross at all. |
