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The royal standard
The Queen’s flag is called the royal standard. It is an orange flag bearing the coat of arms of the Kingdom, surmounted by a crown and surrounded by the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (see royal decorations).
The flag is divided into four quarters by a cross of Nassau blue, with in each quarter a blue bugle-horn, which originated in the arms of the principality of Orange.
The royal standard is flown above Huis ten Bosch Palace and Noordeinde Palace when the Queen is in the Netherlands, not necessarily when she is actually in the palace.