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The flag of the Duchy of Lancaster (and I assume that this is the flag of H.M.
The Queen as Duke of Lancaster?) is the ancient Royal Banner of England - three
gold lions passant on a red field - differenced with a blue label charged with
gold fleur-de-lys. I have never actually seen it flown during Her Majesty's
visits to the county (which doesn't, of course, mean that it wasn't so used),
but very handsome it looks in Graham Bartram's book.
Christopher Southworth, 12 May 2004
You can occasionally see the flag flying outside the Duchy s offices in the
Savoy, London. The building is on the corner of Waterloo Bridge and the
Embankment, on the other side of the road from Somerset House. The flagpole is
best seen from the Embankment. This is where I first came across the flag.
Graham Bartram, 13 May 2004
The Duchy of Lancaster was founded in the thirteenth century and is an extensive
portfolio of land, property and assets held in trust for the reigning Sovereign
of the United Kingdom, in their position as the Duke of Lancaster. The Duchy
Office is located in the Savoy, London, at the centre of its historic urban
estate and other holdings are in Wales, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire,
Yorkshire and in Lancashire itself.
Source: Duchy of Lancaster, website,
http://www.duchyoflancaster.org.uk,
consulted 23 July 2006
Colin Dobson, 23 July 2006
The Duchy of Lancaster is an integral part of the UK, but Duke of Lancaster
is one of the Royal Titles, and since the time of Henry VII
has always (at least up to now) been held by the reigning monarch.
Christopher Southworth, 1 April 2007