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When the Union Jack flag is flying over Buckingham Palace it means the Queen is out.
A flag sergeant raises and lowers the flag when the Queen arrives or departs the Palace.
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www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/RoyalStandard.aspx
History and Background ... It may also be flown on any building, official or private (but not ecclesiastical buildings), ... If the Union Jack is flying above Buckingham Palace instead of the Standard, The Queen is not in residence. ... Unlike the Union flag, the Royal Standard is never flown at half mast, even after the death of a ...
www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/UnionJack.aspx
History of the Union Jack or Union Flag, and information about the occasions ... It is today flown above Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Sandringham ...
qi.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=11939&start=0&sid=0fcd2d387...
When does the Union Flag fly over Buckingham Palace? ... The Union flag, or the Union Jack, the national flag of Great Britain is so called because is ... I just tried it on two friends and they both said - it means Queenie is in.
londonist.com/2010/10/london_mythbusting_1_is_the_queen...
28 Oct 2010 ... Myth: “Look, there's a Union Jack flying above Buckingham Palace. That means the queen's at home.” A Union Flag flying above the Palace ...