Queen's Personal Barbadian Flag

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Queen's Personal Flag for Barbados
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Adopted1975
Relinquished 30 November 2021

The Queen's Personal Flag for Barbados was the personal standard of Elizabeth II, in her role as Queen of Barbados for use while in Barbados. It was first used when the Queen visited Barbados in 1975. [1] The Queen's representative, the governor-general of Barbados, had their own standard. [2] The flags of both the Queen and the governor-general were retired when Barbados ceased to be a Commonwealth realm; becoming a republic on 30 November 2021. [3]

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The escutcheon of the coat of arms of Barbados serves as basis for the flag. Coat of arms of Barbados (3).svg
The escutcheon of the coat of arms of Barbados serves as basis for the flag.

The Queen's Personal Flag for Barbados consisted of a yellow field with a bearded fig tree, a long-established symbol of the island of Barbados, and the national flower, the Caesalpinia pulcherrima (also referred to as the Pride of Barbados) flowers in each of the upper corners. A blue disc of the letter "E" crowned surrounded by a garland of gold roses is displayed prominently on the flag within the centre of the tree. The disc is taken from the Queen's Personal Flag. [4] [5]

History

The Queen's Personal Barbadian Flag was first used in 1975 when she visited Barbados. On her visit, she knighted the cricketer Garfield Sobers at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. [6] She visited again two years later whilst she was on her Silver Jubilee tour. [7] In 2021, following Barbados announcing that they were to become a republic, a flag lowering ceremony was held in the presence of Charles, then Prince of Wales and the Governor-General of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason. [8] Due to the Queen not being present, to symbolise the ending of the Barbadian monarchy, the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom was lowered in place of the Queen's Personal Barbadian Flag. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Flags of the World, F. Warne, 1978, p. 101, ISBN   9780723220152, The flag of the Queen of Barbados was displayed when Sir Garfield Sobers was knighted by her in February 1975, being a banner of the Arms, with the royal badge in the centre, as in other Commonwealth countries.
  2. ↑ "Barbadian Flags (Barbados) from The World Flag Database". www.flags.net. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Faulconbridge, Guy; Ellsworth, Brian (30 November 2021). "Barbados ditches Britain's Queen Elizabeth to become a republic". Reuters . Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Flag Bulletin, Volume 27, Flag Research Center, 1988, p. 134, PERSONAL FLAGS The Royal Standard is the flag used to represent Queen Elizabeth II throughout the United Kingdom and dependencies, in all non-Commonwealth countries, and sometimes in the dominions. .. Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, Mauritius ... Sierra Leone, Malta, and Trinidad and Tobago also had such flags.
  5. ↑ Graham Bartram (2004), British Flags & Emblems, Flag Institute, p. 29, ISBN   9781862322974
  6. ↑ "BARBADOS: QUEEN ELIZABETH KNIGHTS CRICKET HERO SIR GARFIELD 'GARY' SOBERS IN OPEN-AIR CEREMONY". British Pathé. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Davies, Caroline (30 November 2021). "Queen congratulates Barbados as it becomes a republic". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse,Max (30 November 2021). "Barbadians celebrate the birth of a republic and bid farewell to the Queen". CNN. Retrieved 3 July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Barbados becomes a republic and parts ways with the Queen". BBC News. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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