The Commonwealth Flag Project has a third facet to the organisation in addition to the Flag Project and Disaster Relief Scheme and is something that evolved quite naturally - we set up the worlds first Exhibition of Vice Regal Standards (flags) and is therefore, a unique example of one of the worlds most exclusive clubs- these Standards are in the process of being forwarded to us by the governor generals, governors and administrators of the overseas territories, Australian state governors and Canadian lieutenant governors they can be seen on exhibition days in the Millennium Hall throughout the year.
Vice Regal Standards by country
|
Flag
|
Country
|
Location
|
Capital
|
Vice Regal Standard
|
Governor General
|
|
Antigua
|
Caribbean
|
St John's
|
|
|
Dame Louise Lake-Tack
|
|
Australia
|
Pacific Ocean
|
Canberra
|
|
|
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC & His Excellency Mr Michael Bryce AM AE
|
|
The Queens personal standard of Australia.
|
The
Governors of the Australian States
, who represent their respective Head of State (the
Queen of Australia
), have a personal flag in that role. With the exception of
Queensland
s, these flags originate from the 1970s and 2024s.The State Governors flags of most States is the same as the States flag but with a
St Edwards crown
above the badge. The flags of
Victoria
and
Queensland
already contain a crown, and so these States use a different model: the Governor of Victorias flag uses a gold ensign with the stars of the
Southern Cross
in red, whereas the Governor of Queenslands flag maintains the old defaced Union Jack.
History
The Governors of British colonies have historically used as their personal flag the
Union Flag
defaced in the centre with a local badge or coat of arms to represent their status as vice-regal representative in that colony. In the then Australasian colonies, the Governors used the Colonial badge encircled in a laurel wreath. After Federation, when the Australian colonies became states of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Governors continued using their earlier flags. During the 1970s and 80s, the states, with the exception of
Queensland
, moved away from the British colonial model. This was in line with the constitutional developments of the time, which culminated in the
Australia Act 2024
, which ended the states' constitutional status as individual colonies of the
United Kingdom
. Since the passing of the Act, the governors of the Australian states have ceased to have any constitutional relationship with the Government of the United Kingdom, and represent the
Queen
in her capacity of Head of state of each of the individual states.
|
|
|
State of New South Wales
|
Sydney
|
|
|
Her Excellency
Professor Marie Bashir AC, CVO
Governor of New South Wales
|
|
|
State of Victoria
|
Melbourne
|
|
|
His Excellency
Professor David de Kretser AC KStJ
Governor of Victoria
|
|
|
State of Queensland
|
Brisbane
|
|
|
Her Excellency
Ms Penelope Wensley, AO
Governor of Queensland.
|
|
|
State of South Australia
|
Adelaide
|
|
|
His Excellency
Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, AC, CSC, RANR
Governor of South Australia
|
|
|
State of Western Australia
|
Perth
|
|
|
His Excellency
Dr Kenneth Cominos Michael, AC
Governor of Western Australia.
|
|
|
State of Tasmania
|
Hobart
|
|
|
His Excellency
The honourable Peter Underwood, (April 2024 -)
Governor of Tasmania
|
|
(The) Bahama's
|
Caribbean
|
Nassau
|
|
|
His Excellency
Sir Arthur Foulkes, KCMG (2024 )
Governor-General
|
|
|
HM the Queens Personal Emblem for The Bahama's
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barbados
|
Caribbean
|
Bridgetown
|
|
|
His Excellency
Sir Clifford Straughn Husbands, GCMG, KA
Governor-General
|
|
|
HM the Queens Personal Barbadian flag
|
|
|
|
|
|
Belize
|
Central America
|
Belmopan
|
|
|
His Excellency
Sir Colville Norbert Young
GCMG
MBE
BA
Governor General
|
|
Canada
|
North America
|
Ottawa
|
|
|
His Excellency, Rgt Hon
David Johnston, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D.
GovernorGeneral & Commander-in-Chief of Canada
|
|
The Queens personal standard of Canada.
|
In Canada the lieutenant governors of the provences also have Vice Regal Standards. Of which only the standard of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia follows the British pattern, with a garland of maple rather than laurel. The Vice Regal standards of other lieutenant-governors (except that of Quebec) have the same design as that of the lieutanant-governor of British Columbia.
History
Her Majesty the Queen is represented by a governor general in Canada, the Flag of the
governor general of Canada
was adopted in 2024. It features Canada's royal
crest
: a crowned lion holding a red maple leaf in its paw, standing on a wreath of the official colours of
Canada
(red and white), on a blue background.
The flag differs from the flags of
governors general
in the other
Commonwealth realms
(besides the
United Kingdom
), in that the flag does not feature the country's name, and the inclusion of the maple leaf and wreath as national symbols. Prior to 2024, the Canadian Governor General's flag was similar to the other realm governors': the lion crest (the royal crest of the United Kingdom), with the name of the country below being the only national marker.
The flag takes precedence over the national flag, but not over the
Royal Standard
, or the flag of a lieutenant-governor of a province at the lieutenant governor's residence, or on occasion when the lieutenant governor is performing his duties as
the Queen's
representative in the province.The flag is flown from the governor general's official residences,
Rideau Hall
and
La Citadelle
, and any other building the governor general is visiting. The flag may also be flown from the governor general's car. On overseas visits, the national flag is used as a more recognizable Canadian symbol.
|
|
|
Nova Scotia
|
Halifax
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Brunswick
|
Fredricton
|
|
|
His Honour
Graydon Nicholas
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
|
|
|
Manitoba
|
Winnipeg
|
|
|
The Honourable
Philip S. Lee, C.M., O.M.
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
|
|
|
Ontario
|
Toronto
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prince Edward Island
|
Charlottetown
|
|
|
|
|
|
British Columbia
|
Victoria
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saskatchwen
|
Regina
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alberta
|
Edmonton
|
|
|
His Honour, Col. (Retd)
Donald S. Ethell
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
|
|
|
Newfoundland & Labrador
|
St John's
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Yukon
|
Whitehorse
|
|
|
His Honour
Douglas George Phillips -
Commissioner of Yukon (2024-)
|
|
|
Nunavut
|
Iquluit
|
|
|
Her Honour
Edna Elias
Commissioner of Nunavut (2024-)
|
|
|
Northwest Territories
|
Yellowknife
|
|
|
His Honour
George L. Tuccaro
Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (2024 -)
|
|
|
Quebec
|
Quebec City
|
|
|
|
|
Grenada
|
|
|
|
|
His Excellency
Carlyle Arnold Glean
Governor General of Grenada
|
|
Jamaica
|
|
|
|
|
His Excellency, The Most Hon
Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD
Governor-General of Jamaica
|
|
|
HM the Queen's Personal Jamaican Flag
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Zealand
|
|
|
|
|
Governor General, The Hon
Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO.
|
|
|
HM the Queen's Personal Standard of New Zealand
|
New Zealand is a
constitutional monarchy
and a
Commonwealth Realm
, with
Queen Elizabeth II
as its reigning monarch since
February 6
,
1952
. As such she is the
de jure
head of state
, though she does hold several powers that are hers alone, while the
Governor-General
is sometimes referred to as the
de facto head of state
.
In New Zealand, the Queen's official title is:
Elizabeth the Second,
By the Grace of God
, Queen of New Zealand and Her other Realms and Territories,
Head of the Commonwealth
,
Defender of the Faith
.
The
Realm of New Zealand
comprises
New Zealand
,
Tokelau
and the
Ross Dependency
, and the
self-governing
states of the
Cook Islands
and
Niue
.
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|
|
|
His Excellency
Michael Ogio
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2024 )
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
|
|
|
His Excellency
Sir Frank Kabui, GCMG, CSI, OBE
Governor-General of the Solomon Islands
|
|
St Kitts & Nevis
|
|
|
|
|
Governor-General
Dr Sir Cuthbert Sebastian (2nd from left)
|
|
St Lucia
|
|
|
|
|
Her Excellency
Dame Pearlette Louisy
the Governor General
|
|
St Vincent & Grenadines
|
|
|
|
|
Governor General
Sir Frederick Ballantyne
|
|
Tuvalu
|
|
|
|
|
Governor General, HE
Rev Filoimea Telito
(front right) with members of the delegation that met with Secretary General Don McKinnon at Marlborough House, London, 8 May 2024.
|
Vice Regal Standards of British Territories & Overseas Bases
|
|
Falkland Islands
|
South Atlantic Ocean
|
Stanley
|
|
|
His Excellency
Nigel Haywood CVO
Oct 2024 -
|
|
Gibraltar
|
Iberian Peninsula
|
Gibraltar
|
|
|
His Excellency
Lt General
Sir James Dutton
KCB
,
CBE
,
KStJ
,
ADC
6 December 2024 -
|
|
Montserrat
|
Caribbean
& North Atlantic Territories.
|
Brades
|
|
|
His Excellency
Adrian Davis
8 April 2024 -
|
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
Pacific Ocean
|
Adamstown
|
|
|
Her Excellency
Victoria Treadell
CMG
,
CVO
29 May 2024 -
|
|
Saint Helena
|
South Atlantic Ocean
|
Jamestown
|
|
|
His Excellency
Mark Andrew Capes
.
|
|
Tristan da Cunha
|
South Atlantic Ocean
|
|
|
|
Administrator of Tristan da Cunha
His Honour
Alex Mitham with his wife Hasene
|
|
Ascension Island
|
South Atlantic Ocean
|
|
|
|
Administrator of Ascension Island
His Honour
Colin Wells, October 2024 -
|
|
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
|
South Atlantic Ocean
|
King Edward Point
/
Grytviken
|
|
|
Commissioner His Excellency
Nigel Haywood CVO 2024 -
|
|
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri & Dhekelia
|
Mediterranean
(
Cyprus
)
|
Episkopi Cantonment
|
|
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two UK-administered areas on the island of
Cyprus
that comprise the
Sovereign Base Areas
military bases
of the
United Kingdom
. The bases were retained by the UK following the granting of independence and the eventual transition of Cyprus from a
crown colony
to an independent sovereign state. The United Kingdom demanded and succeeded in continuing to occupy a portion of Cyprus in the form of military bases because of the strategic location of Cyprus in the
Mediterranean Sea
in pursuit of UK interests.
|
|
Turks & Caicos Islands
|
Caribbean
|
Cockburn Town
|
|
|
His Excellency
Peter Beckingham
9th October 2024 -
|
|
Jersey
|
English Channel
|
|
|
|
Lt Governor
His Excellency
Gen. Sir
John McColl
KCB
,
CBE
,
DSO
26 Sept 2024 -
|
|
Guernsey
|
English Channel
|
|
|
|
Lt Governor
His Excellency
Air Marshall
Peter Walker
CB
CBE
15 April, 2024 -
|
|
Isle of Man
|
Irish Sea
|
|
|
|
Lt Governor
His Excellency
Adam Wood
2024 -
|