A flag for London

A flag depicting wavy blue lines to represent the River Thames and a red roundel in the middle, partly covered by the middle waves
The London Flag by Juan Castro-Varón, shared via CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Did you know that London doesn’t have a flag? Other global capitals have one but not London1 and Juan Castro-Varón, a proud Londoner, flag enthusiast and member of the Flag Institute, decided to make one.

Juan discusses his inspiration on the flag’s website and it makes sense. Some might not like the modernist aesthetic or the colour choices (just because people are sick of red/white/blue flag supremacy in the West) but it’s representative of the city and maybe that’s all you need.

I also like the idea that the stripes can be recoloured to create flag variants, to represent London’s global community and its multicultural heritage, and to celebrate every Londoner who calls the city their home. I think that’s an important touch given the multiculturalism of London that often becomes a footnote when talking about London—or a focal point for negative rhetoric.

What do you think? Let Juan know or leave a comment here.

  1. The City of London has a flag, but that’s a different to London, the capital city of England and the UK ↩︎

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