Flag Protocol

Flags must be raised, unless specified otherwise for events detailed in Appendix A in the attached PDF, at 8:00 and lowered at sunset or 18:00, whichever is later. Where this is not possible, the flag should be lowered before 8:00 the next morning.

If it is a flag which flies for the duration of a month then it must be raised at 8:00 on the first day of that month and lowered at sunset or 18:00 on the last day of that month. Should the beginning of the month fall on a Saturday or Sunday, the flag should be raised on the preceding Friday evening by 18:00. Should the end of the month fall on a Saturday or a Sunday, it is acceptable to lower the flag before 08:00 on the following Monday morning.

Equally if it signifies a week then the flag must be raised 8:00 on Monday morning and lowered at sunset or 18:00 on Sunday evening, or before 8:00 on the Monday morning.

If a death occurs and processes such as Operation Bridge are initiated, then the flag must be lowered only once a formal announcement from the Palace has been made and the facilities team notified internally to enact the flag elements as required. Flags across all sites must be lowered/raised uniformly which will be co-ordinated by the Policy Team and the Facilities Manager.

Notifications for changes to flags in exceptional circumstance may come through at weekends and evenings.