It was only officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959 but the version we know today was in fact only defined in law in 2005. Graham Bartram, an expert in flags said the flag is ...

writers and artists who have made a distinguished contribution to the Welsh language), expressed the wish that the red dragon flag be recognised as the national flag of Wales, instead of this ...

In 1850 there were very few Welsh national institutions ... Scotland and Ireland - a belief encapsulated in the union flag and the royal standard. Any suggestion that the United Kingdom consists ...

Although the design has since become synonymous with the legendary Welsh warrior ... his lineage from the princes of Gwynedd, whose flag in the 13th century had been four passive lions.