Flags are powerful symbols of national identity and culture, with each banner telling a unique story about a country's past, ...

When IOC founder Pierre de Coubertin created the symbol in 1913, the five colours combined with the white background represented the colours of the flags of all nations at that time. De Coubertin ...

On top of the north tower sits a flag pole on which the Abbey flies flags - of the Commonwealth Nations, the Flag of St Peter, the Abbey Flag, the Union Flag, the Flags of the National Saints, the ...