St George`s day

[thanmuwa]

It is, strictly and legally speaking, the flag of the government and navy of the United Kingdom.
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It is not, in any way, shape, or form, a "national flag" in the same sense that the flag of the United States is a national flag.

How is the flag of the government not the flag of the nation? Notwithstanding the fact that the Union flag IS used in practise as the flag of the UK.

.....Irish men still have a flag (cross of St. Patrick-- the tricolour is a "governmental and naval" flag);

This is a bit misleading; the The flag of St Patrick as a national flag of Ireland is of dubious -at very best- provenance and the tricolour is absolutely nothing to do with the UK.

I think the idea of changing the Union flag is a total non runner, even if Wales suddenly developed a navy or a merchant maritime presence equal to that of, say, modern day Ireland.

What has the modern day navy or merchant maritime presence of Ireland got to do with the Union Flag?

Probably the best Wales can hope for is UDI in Northern Ireland. Once-- or rather if-- that happens then the Royal Arms will have to be amended.

1) UDI? Northern Ireland? Some hope.
2) Shouldn't the royal Arms be amended right now? The Harp is the symbol of Ireland, not NI.

Perhaps you should lobby the WNA to unanimously petition Her Majesty to grant Wales the honour of being included in the Royal Arms. Or would that smack of deference and go against the "republican" grain?

Perhaps Ireland should sue her, to remove the harp?