The reason Wales has a big red dragon in the middle of its flag. The Welsh flag is so good that when people see it for the first time, they can scarcely believe it's real. walesonline.

It is flown across the world to mark sporting events and St David's Day every 1 March. But do you know where the flag came from, and why it features a red dragon? The answer is both old and new ...

In 1901 the dragon became the official symbol of Wales, and in Caernarfon in 1911, at the investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales, the flag appeared in its current form, helping its rise to prominence.

THE Welsh flag has become a symbol of national pride for the country, with it’s dragon appearing all over Wales. Rob Page’s side have qualified for the World Cup for the first time in o… ...

The flag represents the Anglican church in Wales. In 1919 the Church of England was disestablished in Wales, partly to assert national identity. It was replaced the following year by a body called ...

But authorities insisted Wales didn't require a flag because Wales had never been a kingdom - only a principality. The palace eventually conceded and offered the compromise of a new royal badge ...

Why is the red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) the emblem of Wales? It is flown across the world to mark sporting events and St David's Day every 1 March. But do you know where the flag came from, and why ...