US Flags Flap: Aussie Banners Mistaken for British Jacks

0:00On April 26, U.S. officials pulled a major flag failed this week, hoisting 15 Australian banners near the White House instead of British Union. Jacks to prefer King Charles's state visit starting tomorrow. Workers had set up hundreds of flags across Washington, D.C. on Friday, getting the U.S. and U.K. ones right along the main routes, but those Aussie ones popped up on landposts by the White House and the Eisenhower building. Some media lit up with laughs over the slip-up, folks roasting the mix-up online, while some Australians joked back that it kind of made sense since. The King is their head of state too. The D.C. transportation team confirmed they yanked the wrong flags as soon as they heard about it, keeping things on track for the big welcome. King Charles and Queen Camilla kick off their four-day trip tomorrow, hitting D.C., New York, and Virginia to mark the declaration of independence as two. 50th anniversary, with a White House dinner, Congress speech, and chats on global issues all lined up.

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