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Flying Colours Flagmakers

Flagmakers based in North Yorkshire, England

Flying Colours Flagmakers are a company based in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, who specialise in flags and standards. The company have been operating since 1994, and in 2022, one of their flags ordered by the Royal Household, adorned the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II whilst it was lying in state in St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Elizabeth II's coffin leaves Holyrood Palace
Photo: Taras Young, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Flying Colours Flagmakers are a company based in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, who specialise in flags and standards. The company have been operating since 1994, and in 2022, one of their flags ordered by the Royal Household, adorned the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II whilst it was lying in state in St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.2

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