In BENIGN times Britain could smile remotely on its far-flung territories, sending the odd royal to fly the Union Flag.

在和平的年代，英国人可以向他遥远的领地挥手致意，派遣行事古怪的皇室成员去宣誓主权。

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The hotel flies the European Union flag.

这家饭店悬挂着欧盟的旗帜。

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The flag most fans will wave is not the Union Jack but the cross of St George.

赛场上球迷挥舞的将不会是联合王国旗帜，取而代之的是圣乔治旗。

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Union troops quickly moved into Richmond.Then they raised the United States flag over the once proud capital of the Confederacy.

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Unionists denied this, insisting their defence of the Union flag was a matter of principle.

BBC: No mainstream party can wash its hands of flag dispute

Currently councils with unionist majorities fly the Union flag either all year round or on designated days.

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Several roads around Belfast were blocked again on Wednesday evening as the union flag protest campaign continued.

BBC: Northern Ireland