File:College of Arms MS I36.68 Union Flag.jpg
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English: The College of Arms' copy of the 5th November 1800 order-in-council of George III altering the Union Flag upon upcoming union with Ireland. On 1 January 1801, the United Kingdom of Great Britain merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In preparation for this, on 5 November 1800 at St James's Palace, the Privy Council of George III, King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, approved draught illustrations for the heraldry of the new kingdom prepared by the Garter Principal King of Arms (Isaac Heard) and Richmond Herald (Ralph Bigland). The 5 November 1800 Order in Council prepared a royal proclamation to be issued on 1 January 1800, announcing the new state's "royal style and titles" and "also the ensigns armorial, flags and banners thereof"; the Garter and Richmond heralds supplied "divers drafts" of these for the king's approval. The relevant parts of the Order in Council read:
The royal proclamation of 1 January 1801 emblazoned the new union flag as:
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