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We’ve answered this before, but here it is again in all it’s simple glory: blue is the colour of Savoia, which as you probably know, was the ruling house of Italy from 1861 until 1946. Until then, the country’s flag always had the Savoy coat of arms on it. It is only since the Italian Republic was established post-war that the tricolor has been the national flag. So now you know.
July 15th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
It’s the provincial color of Savoy or something like that and nobody looks good in green and red anyway.
What I want to know is why doesn’t the England team wear lime green?
July 16th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You my friend are walking a very fine line- intolerant bigot.
July 18th, 2010 at 11:24 am
From The Guardian
We’ve answered this before, but here it is again in all it’s simple glory: blue is the colour of Savoia, which as you probably know, was the ruling house of Italy from 1861 until 1946. Until then, the country’s flag always had the Savoy coat of arms on it. It is only since the Italian Republic was established post-war that the tricolor has been the national flag. So now you know.