Diplomacy is all about protocol, pageantry, and presenting your national interests as best you can, but one small slip-up in this process can cause a major embarrassment.
This was on full display during King Charles III’s final day in Washington DC, after the 77-year-old monarch and Queen Camilla had said goodbye to President Trump and First Lady Melania after a successful few days in the US capital.
On their way out, the British royals stopped by the Arlington National Cemetery to pay their respects to the fallen soldiers who had given their lives in two world wars to protect UK and American interests in Europe.
But the US military made a major mistake that would easily be spotted by any Brit worth their salt, with many spotting the issue with the flag as King Charles laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – representing all those whose remains lay in some corner of a foreign field.
King Charles’ state visit has, mostly, gone off without a hitch
But while it is incredibly obvious which way up the red, white and blue of the Stars and Stripes is meant to be hung, the British Union Jack flag actually has a very subtle difference between its top and bottom half.
The thicker white diagonal lines closest to the flagpole are meant to be above the red diagonal line, even though the flag otherwise looks like you can fly it either way.
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