The flag was adopted in 1871 when Benjamin Pine was governor. There was a rumor going around that the large pineapple represented him and the smaller ones represented his family. The flag remained in use for 85 years until the federation was dissolved as a result of the annexation of most of its islands to the larger West Indies Federation in 1958. The only change came in 1952 when the Queen Elizabeth II requested the Tudor Crown in all British symbols with St. Edward's Crown, which she wore at her coronation.[2]
†Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
#Bermuda is an isolated North Atlanticoceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
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