Down Under blunder: DC mistakenly displays Australian flags instead of British ones ahead of King Charles visit

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsDown Under blunder: DC mistakenly displays Australian flags instead of British ones ahead of King Charles visit‘I blame George Bush and no child left behind,’ one commenter jokedBrendan Rascius in New York Saturday 25 April 2026 05:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964756","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/australia-british-flags-dc-king-charles-visit-b2964756.html","title":"Down Under blunder: DC mistakenly raises Australian flags ahead of King Charles trip"}}Close'How's his wife?': Trump slams Prince Harry after Duke of Sussex’s plea to support UkraineSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":...