US officials hoisted Australian flags instead of Union Jacks ahead of King’s visit

The cock-up came in Washington DC on Friday came as hundreds of national banners were installed across the capital to welcome the Monarch.

Daft US officials have hoisted Australian flags instead of Union Jacks near the White House ahead of ahead of King Charles’ v isit tomorrow.

The Down Under blunder in Washington DC on Friday came as hundreds of national banners were installed across the capital to welcome the Monarch.

They included a raft of British and American emblems lining routes – but in a dopey mix-up 15 Australian flags were also included.

Photos show clusters of Aussie flags flying on black lamp posts near the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

A D.C. Department of Transportation official confirmed they took them down after being alerted to the howler.

BUt the mistake sparked mockery on social media online with punters poking fun at the gaffe.

One said on X: “I blame George bush and no child left behind.”

Another added: “They couldn’t bother to take 15 seconds and google ‘UK flag?'”

King Charles is also ⁠the head of state for Australia, a largely ceremonial role, which prompted an Aussie to defend the bungle.

They wrote: “They should have kept the Australian flags up, Charles is constitutionally our head of state.”

The King is scheduled to arrive in the US tomorrow for a four-day royal state visit to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

He and his wife, Queen Camilla, will travel to Washington DC, New York and Virginia and are set to have a meeting with US President Donald Trump.

The Orange Manbaby said he plans to talk to the King about “everything” during the sit-down, including the Iran war and Nato, which has caused considerable strain in transatlantic relations.

Charles and Camilla will also be guests of honour at a White House banquet and the monarch has been invited to address a joint meeting of the US Congress.