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Macron reverts French flag to navy blue from lighter EU shade
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The French presidency has reverted the blue of the country's tricolour flag back to the pre-1976 navy tone in a nod to the Revolution.
The change of blue of the flags adorning the Elysée Palace was first made a year ago but went largely unnoticed.
Previously, the shade was lighter to match the blue of the European Union flag as decided by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in 1976.
"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 Presidency said.
"It is also the blue of the flag that has always flown under the Arc de Triomphe every
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