Flag Flying Days 2010

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, state that government buildings should fly the appropriate flag from 8am until sunset on:

20 January	Birthday of The Countess of Wessex
6 February	Her Majesty's Accession
19 February	Birthday of The Duke of York
1 March	St David’s Day (Wales only) (see note 1)
08 March	Commonwealth Day (2nd Monday in March)
10 March	Birthday of The Earl of Wessex
17 March	St. Patrick's Day (Northern Ireland only) (see note 5)
21 April	Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen
23 April	St George’s Day (England only) (see note 1)
9 May	Europe Day (see note 4)
2 June	Coronation Day
10 June	Birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh
12 June	Official Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday
17 July	Birthday of The Duchess of Cornwall
15 August	Birthday of The Princess Royal
14 November	Remembrance Day (2nd Sunday in November) (see note 2)
14 November	Birthday of The Prince of Wales
20 November	Her Majesty’s Wedding Day
30 November	St Andrew’s Day (Scotland only) (see note 1)

The day of the opening of a Session of the Houses of Parliament by Her Majesty (see note 3)

The day of the prorogation of a Session of the Houses of Parliament by Her Majesty (see note 3)

Notes

1. 1. Where a building has two or more flag poles the appropriate national flag may be flown in addition to the Union Flag but not in a superior position. UK Government buildings within the wider Whitehall area may fly the national flags alongside the Union Flag on their appropriate saint days.
2. 2. Flags should be flown at full mast all day.
3. 3. Flags should be flown on this day even if Her Majesty does not perform the ceremony in person. Flags should only be flown in the Greater London area.
4. 4. The Union Flag should fly alongside the European Flag. On UK Government buildings that only have one flagpole, the Union Flag should take precedence.
5. 5. The Union Flag only should be flown.