Editing Flag of Sweden (section)

=== Colour change in 1906 ===
[[File:Color change of the national flag of Sweden.svg|thumb|150px|Color change of the Swedish flag in 1906.]]
Following the [[Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden|dissolution of the union]] in 1905, the triple-tailed naval ensign also became the Swedish naval jack, replacing the common naval jack, and the Flag law of 22 June 1906 further regulated the use and design of the flag, specifying the colours to be "ljust mellanblå" (light medium blue) and "guldgul" (golden yellow), a departure from the previously darker shade of blue. The Swedish state flag became identical to the square-cut civil ensign, and all private use of the triple-tailed ensign was prohibited.

====Royal flag====
The king and queen use a royal flag with the greater national coat of arms. Other members of the royal house use a royal flag with the lesser national coat of arms. On naval ships the flag of the king is raised together with a split pennant with the greater national coat of arms. Likewise the flag of the heir apparent is raised together with a split pennant with the lesser national coat of arms on naval ships.

The [[Marshal of the Realm (Sweden)|Swedish Marshal of the Realm]] (''Riksmarskalken'') has published a series of decisions regarding the royal flag of Sweden. In a decision of 6 April 1987, rules are defined on how to fly the royal flag at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.<ref>''Riksmarskalkens beslut den 6. April 1987, för flaggning.''</ref>
* The royal flag with the greater national coat of arms is hoisted at the Royal Palace when H.M. the King is within the realm, and is upholding his duties as the Head of state.
* The royal flag with the lesser national coat of arms is hoisted at the Royal Palace, if by reason of illness, foreign travel or for any other cause, the King is unavoidably prevented from performing his duties; a member of the Royal House under the valid order of succession who is not prevented there from, assumes and performs the duties of the Head of State in the capacity of Regent ad interim.
* The "plain" triple-tailed flag (without the coat of arms) is flown at the Royal Palace when the [[Riksdag]] has appointed a person to serve, at a Government order, as Regent ''ad interim'' when no member of the Royal House under the valid order of succession is in a position to serve. The three-tailed war flag is also flown at the Royal Palace when the Speaker, or, in his unavoidable absence, one of the Deputy Speakers, serves, at a Government order, as Regent ''ad interim'' when no member of the Royal House under the valid order of succession is in a position to serve.<ref>This is also one of the royal flags, and rumours that the three-tailed war flag is mainly chosen since the Royal Palace is the home of the Palace Guard – is not correct.</ref>

Under [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|King Carl XVI Gustaf]], king since 1973, the plain triple-tailed flag has flown at the Royal Palace only once. This occurred on 2–3 July 1988, when the King went on a private visit to [[Wuppertal]], West Germany; at the same time, the [[Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland|Duke of Halland]], his uncle and the only person in the [[line of succession to the Swedish throne|line of succession]], was on a private visit to [[Sainte-Maxime]], France. The government therefore ordered the [[speaker of the Riksdag]], [[Ingemund Bengtsson]], to serve as regent ''ad interim'' for two days.

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|Royal standard of Sweden.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} Royal standard of Sweden with the [[Coat of arms of Sweden|Greater coat of arms]], used by the [[King of Sweden|king]] and [[Queen Silvia of Sweden|queen]]
|Sweden-Royal-flag-lesser-coa.svg|{{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} Royal standard of Sweden with the [[Coat of arms of Sweden|lesser coat of arms]], used by other members of the Royal House.
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