WE all love folk flying the flag for Scotland and we’d never complain about the glorious site of a Saltire waving in the wind.
But we can all admit when someone flies our dear flag on St David’s Day by mistake, it’s a wee bit awkward aye?
Sheffield Council had to apologise this week after it mistakenly flew the St Andrew’s Cross on St David’s Day instead of the flag of the Welsh patron saint.
The council flew the Saltire from the town hall but later replaced it with the St David’s flag, which features a yellow cross on a black field.
"As soon as we knew, we rectified this immediately," a spokesperson said.
But if council staff were thinking they could go under the radar with this one, they thought wrong. It unfortunately took a photographer to spot the blunder who posted pictures on Twitter for whole world to see.
"Oh dear, Sheffield City Council seem to be flying the Scottish flag of St Andrew, the [Saltire], rather than the Welsh flag of St David on St David's Day," Steel City Snapper wrote.
And it was not the first time Sheffield Council made such a glaring error. In 2019, the local authority flew the Welsh flag on St Patrick’s Day.
I mean, everyone makes mistakes, but come on…
That happened less than 24 hours after Wales beat Ireland 25-7 to claim the Six Nations rugby title. Maybe there was an over-excited Welsh fan in the flag department.
Here’s hoping by the time St Andrew’s Day comes around, they aren’t flying a St George’s Cross. Cannae be having that!
