Editing Flag of Belgium (section)

===Royal standard and flags on the royal palaces===
The [[List of Belgian flags#Royal Standards|royal standard of Belgium]] is the personal standard of the current king, [[Philippe of Belgium|Philippe]], and features his [[monogram]], an 'F' (for the [[Dutch language|Dutch]] 'Filip'), crossed with a 'P' in the four corners. The designs of royal standards of past monarchs have been similar.<ref name=CRWroyal>{{Cite web|title=Belgium: Royal standard|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/be_roy.html|publisher= [[Flags of the World (website)|Flags of the World]]|access-date=3 July 2013}}</ref>

Notably, the flag of Belgium flown on the [[Royal Palace of Brussels]] and the [[Royal Castle of Laeken]] is in none of the proportions above. It has the irregular 4:3 ratio, making it taller than it is wide.<ref name=CRWroyal/> The stripes remain vertical. These proportions are explained as an aesthetic consideration, as the palaces are large, and the flags are thus viewed from far below, which makes them look more normal due to [[foreshortening]].<ref name=CRWroyal/>

The flags are flown above the palaces when the monarch is in Belgium, not necessarily just in one of the palaces. The flags are not flown if the monarch is on a state visit overseas or on holiday outside of Belgium.<ref name=CRWroyal/> There have been exceptions to this rule, but, in general, presence or absence of the flag is a reasonably reliable indicator of whether or not the monarch is in the country.<gallery>
File:Flag of Belgium at the Royal palaces.svg|Flag of Belgium at the [[Royal Palace of Brussels|Royal palace(s)]]
File:Flag of Belgium (with crown).svg|Flag of Belgium (with crown)
File:Royal Standard of King Philippe of Belgium.svg|Royal Standard of [[Philippe of Belgium|King Philippe of Belgium]]
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