The position of the Union Jack flag flying outside a church has caused a row in a sleepy Wiltshire village.

The flag flies outside of St Mary Magdalene Church in Hullavington, but there has been a disagreement on its position after the death of Her Majesty the Queen and the Proclamation of King Charles III.

The flag, which was positioned at full-mast for the Proclamation of the King was being lowered by a member of the public back to half-mast. 

A spokesperson for the Church stated in the village Facebook group: "To the member of the public who keeps adjusting the flag in the churchyard, please can you stop."

"The flag is supposed to be at full mast for the new King at the moment. It will return to half mast for the Queen at 1300 tomorrow in line with national protocols"..

After the death of a monarch, the Union Jack flag should be flown at half-mast as soon as possible.

It should remain as such until 8am on Tuesday, September 20, the day after the Queen’s state funeral.

The only exception during this period of mourning is September 10 when His Majesty The King is formally proclaimed.

The Union Jack shall then be raised full mast and remain until 1pm the following day for the Proclamation before returning to half-mast.

This, however, is not common knowledge to all, which led to the member of the public taking it upon themselves to lower the flag to half-mast multiple times.

Since the Proclamation, the flag has been returned to half-mast for the period of mourning.