News from The College of Arms
Waterloo and Wellington
18 June 2015
The Battle of Waterloo, which took place on 18 June 1815, was the last major battle of the Napoleonic Wars and saw the final defeat of the Emperor Napoleon by the combined forces of the armies of the Seventh Coalition, led by the Duke of Wellington, and the Prussian Army,…
Victory in Europe (VE 70)
06 May 2015
During the period 8-10 May 2015 there will be three days of commemorations to mark 70 years since Victory in Europe (VE 70). The occasion is being commemorated with events across the UK. As part of these commemorations, Her Majesty's Government buildings are being asked to fly the Union Flag…
Flag-flying: birth of Royal Princess
03 May 2015
In celebration of the birth of the second child of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Duchess of Cambridge, it is requested that Union Flags should be flown at full mast from all Government Buildings as follows: Flag to be flown on Monday 4th May from 0800 hours until 2000…
Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
28 January 2015
The year 2015 sees the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., C.H. Churchill received many great honours both domestically and internationally. Arguably one of the greatest followed his death on 24 January 1965: the grant of a State Funeral. This took place at St Paul's…
Death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia
23 January 2015
Learning with regret of the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia, on 23 January 2015, special instructions have been received requesting that all Union Flags on buildings of her Majesty's Government be flown at half-mast from 8 a.m. this morning until 8 p.m. this evening, 24 January…
