DC mistakenly displayed Australian flag instead of Union Jack ahead of Charles visit 

Published April 24, 2026 5:15pm ET | Updated April 24, 2026 5:15pm ET



Washington D.C. officials briefly displayed the wrong national flag ahead of King Charles III’s visit next week, after district public works crews mistakenly installed Australian flags instead of the Union Jack along a stretch of 17th Street NW near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. 

A D.C. Department of Transportation official told the Washington Examiner that the mix-up was limited to light posts in that area and was quickly corrected once identified. 

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