queen's color

queen's color
noun
Usage: often capitalized Q&C
: king's color — used when the British monarch is a queen

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Queen's Color or Queen's Colour,
the Union Jack as an emblem of, or carried with the colors of, a British regiment: »

In brilliant sunshine on Saturday the Queen's Colour of the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, was trooped in the presence of the Queen in the House Guards Parade (London Times).

Also (when the ruler is a king) King's Color or Colour.

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