Lions are important symbols in heraldic circles. There are many versions, and they represent nations and royal families of the world. One of the most famous kingdoms represented by a lion is the UK. A red lion represents Scotland and three golden lions represent England.
Historically several other heraldic lions were associated with the monarch of the UK. When England's Mary I married King Philip II of Spain, she was able to use the black lion of Flanders on yellow and the yellow lion on black of Brabant. And for that brief period, Mary I was connected to the purple lion of Spain.
Later in the late 1600s When William III of Orange ruled London, the yellow lion on blue with billets was tied to the UK. Likewise the white lion on black of Oliver Cromwell was tied to ruler of London for a brief period. Most recently during the colonial period of the Americas a blue lion on yellow with red hearts came to represent the British Monarch with George I the Elector of Hanover.
So in honor of the month of Leo and all the Royal Lions that were tied to London at one time or another, the Grand Leo Pride Flag of London has been created. This flag is a post historical banner, that connects different moments in London's history when this city was in some kind of union on the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Spain.
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