Image: The flag will be unveiled at a gala event attended by the Princess Royal in September.
by Caroline Gall, BBC News
The last bit of funding needed to fully restore and display a flag from a sunken Royal Navy warship has been raised.
HMS Captain capsized during a storm off the coast of Spain in 1870, with nearly her entire crew of 500 men lost and the University of Wolverhampton has been part of efforts to research the location of the ship and preserve the flag.
The flag itself will go on display at a gala later in September, attended by the Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and historian Dan Snow MBE.
The unveiling coincides with an imminent marine survey expedition, which is using advanced scanning technology to locate the wreck of the ship, the university said.
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