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Switch of 66 hand-sewn flags for use along Mall and at Windsor Castle cost estimated £52,800 in public funds Dozens of US flags used for Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the UK last month had to be replaced because the stripes were the wrong shade of red, a government supplier has claimed. The switch of the 66 hand-sewn flags that had been due to be used along the Mall in London and at Windsor Castle cost an estimated £52,800 in public funds. Nick Farley, the managing director of the Flag Consultancy, which the government contracts for all big ceremonial events, said the US embassy objected to the £800 flags earmarked for the visit. Speaking to the Telegraph , he said: “The Americans decided that the red we use, which is called R01, wasn’t right for them, and that… (Updated 2 Oct 2025, 13:39 IST; source: link)