In a nod to the Revolution, the French presidency has reverted the blue of the country’s tricolour flag back to the pre-1976 navy tone.
The Presidency said ” “The President of the Republic (Emmanuel Macron) has chosen for the tricolour flags that adorn the Élysée Palace the navy blue that evokes the imagination of the Volunteers of Year II, the Poilus of 1914 and the Compagnons de la Libération of Free France”.
The colour of the flag was changed to blue a year ago adorning the Elysée Palace, however, it went largely unnoticed.
