choosing a coat in a color of the national flag after a surprise style controversy. On Feb. 26, the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Pontypridd in south Wales ahead of the national celebration ...

Find out more about the history of Y Ddraig Goch Origins of the flag Owain Glyndwr banner The dragon and war An official emblem Church in Wales flag Flag of St David ...

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.

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.

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.