This morning, just weeks before the 80th anniversary of VE Day, locals woke to find a flag branded with Hitler's swastika ...

She has done the same for the kickoff of state visits, and her red coat on Wednesday was a sure tribute to Wales, whose flag has a red dragon at its center. Related: Kate Middleton and Prince William ...

The standard bears a marked similarity to the arms of Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, the flag of the royal house of Gwynedd. Llewelyn was the last prince of Wales prior to its conquest by Edward I.

The red dragon has enjoyed an association with Wales for hundreds of years. The later Roman cavalry was the primary defending force against the Saxons towards the end of the occupation.

With the invasions of the Angles and Saxons, the Britons were driven back towards Wales. By the seventh century ... It was the beginning of the flag as we know it today.

Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Kate Middleton reached for red for a meaningful visit to Wales with Prince William, choosing a coat in a color of the national flag after a surprise style controversy.

The standard bears a marked similarity to the arms of Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, the flag of the royal house of Gwynedd. Llewelyn was the last prince of Wales prior to its conquest by Edward I.