The British government is reviewing the policy of raising Union Jacks atop town halls on royal birthdays, after some officials baulked at flying the flag for scandal-hit Prince Andrew.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has sent an email to local authorities reminding them to fly the flag for Andrew's 60th birthday on February 19.
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Andrew, who is eighth in line to the throne, qualifies for the flag-flying because he is a child of Queen Elizabeth II.
But recently he has been tarnished by his friendship with the convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in August.