Time for me to stir the proverbial pot again.....
Check out the State Flag of Hawaii. 'Discovered' by Capt James Cook in 1778, the islands were annexed by the USA in 1898 and became a US state in 1959.
But they still retain the Union Jack in the upper corner of the state flag. Can't say I have a problem with that sort of preservation of historical links at all.
(Duck.... incoming!)
Mike C