France is changing the color of the official French flag and opting for a darker shade of blue


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Paris: In a very inconspicuous change, French President Emmanuel Macron has changed one of the colors of the official French flag and opted for a slightly darker shade of blue. The French President’s government reportedly introduced the color navy blue over the flag almost three years ago and so far there has been no explanation for it. In a conversation with the media, Macron administration officials said there were several reasons for the change.Also read – Spain, France, Italy among the safest countries in the world – Where does India stand?

“There are aesthetic reasons, this blue is more elegant,” they said, adding that it was a “very political” decision to “revive a symbol of the French Revolution”. Only attentive observers can notice that the French red-white-blue tricolor flies over the Elysee Palace and is also placed behind Macron at press conferences and speeches, now has a darker navy blue than the previous light blue. Read Also – Belgium vs. France Live Streaming UEFA Nations League Semi-Final in India: When and Where to Watch BEL vs. FRA Live Stream Football Match Online on SonyLIV, JIOTV; TV show on Sony Ten

According to an AFP report, the change was made to the flags placed behind Macron during 2018 speeches and then to those flying from the Elysee and other presidential buildings from 2020, a presidential official said. The official said the navy blue paint “evokes memories” of the heroes who fought in the French Revolution, in the trenches of World War I and in the resistance during World War II. Also read – International flights: Vistara announces flights to Paris from Delhi on November 7th | Check the full schedule, ticket price here

France has used both lighter and darker shades of blue on its flag for decades. The country’s navy and many official buildings have long used navy, but in 1976, under then-President Giscard d’Estaing, the French state introduced a lighter blue to match the color of the EU flag.

The change was finally noticed after it was published in a book, Elysee Confidential, published this fall by journalists Eliot Blondet and Paul Larrouturou. They reported that the initiative came from the head of operations at the Elysee, Arnaud Jolens, whom the journalists interviewed for their book. The change cost a symbolic 5,000 euros.

“Giscard changed this blue during the integration with Europe for aesthetic reasons, but the flag that all presidents have taken with them since then was not the real French flag,” Jolens is quoted as saying.

The Elysee official also pointed out that the flag on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris was always dark blue.

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