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Hace 22 horas · Alex is scheduled to arrive at the finish line in John O’Groats on Saturday, July 6. Having joined the Royal Navy as an Able Rate submariner in 1999, Alex went on to be commissioned as an officer at Britannia Royal Naval College in 2010.
Hace 22 horas · The flag continues to have official status in Canada, by parliamentary resolution, where it is known as the Royal Union Flag. It is sometimes asserted that the term Union Jack properly refers only to naval usage, but this assertion was dismissed by the Flag Institute in 2013 after historical investigations.
Hace 22 horas · Naval forces played an important role during the rest of the Middle Ages, enabling the transportation of troops and supplies, raids into hostile territory and attacks on enemy fleets. English naval power became particularly important after the loss of Normandy in 1204, which turned the English Channel from a friendly transit route into a contested and critical border region. [299]
