and why it features a red dragon? The answer is both old and new. Graham Bartram, of the Flag Institute, said: "The Welsh flag we know today - a large red dragon on a white and green background ...

The red dragon has enjoyed an association with Wales ... The standards were used in a number of forms after the Romans left Britain. The Welsh kings of Aberffraw used the emblem to symbolise ...

YOUNG riders on Welsh ponies have turned out for an event especially designed for them — a Little Red Dragon Show ... and pays homage to the Welsh flag. Event organiser Megan Howe said the ...

The first use of a dragon in connection with what is now Wales is thought to date from the 7th Century. It was only officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959 but the version we know ...