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The BBC has apologised after displaying an Irish tricolour flag during the Queen’s Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on Saturday.
At an evening concert where comedian Doc Brown spoke of being 'proud to be British', the Irish tricolour flag — normally used to represent the Republic of Ireland which has not been part of the United Kingdom since 1937 — made an appearance during a BBC montage on screen behind him.
The montage playing on the screen showed the England and Wales football badge, a Scottish flag, and then the tricolour flag, in line with the comedian speaking of 'the red dragon, shamrock and thistle,' intended to reference Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
A BBC spokesperson said: 'The incorrect flag appeared in a brief montage during Doc Brown’s appearance last night. We apologise for the error and the sequence will be edited on iPlayer.'
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