Once a year in November, British people (royals included) honor fallen troops by wearing a crimson poppy. A century-old tradition, the flower has now come to symbolize hope and gratitude.

Lord Richard Dannatt has hit out at the soaring demand for 'white poppies' in solidarity with Gaza, claiming the movement is "cynical" and an attempt to "take over" the historic red poppy symbol of ...

MORE white poppies are being worn by young people across the UK than ever before, in part due to efforts to show solidarity with Gaza, according to the group which distributes them. The Peace Pledge ...

Remembrance Day poppies will start popping up around Britain very soon in the run-up to Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday. Every year on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month ...

VETERANS and gay rights campaigners blasted the Royal British Legion yesterday — after it released an £8 Poppy Appeal badge with a controversial “Progress Pride” flag attached.

The 2024 Poppy Appeal has begun with a focus this year on the mental scars of military service. The Royal British Legion (RBL), which organises the appeal, hopes to raise £51.3 million ...

For one of the more than 200 people who have created a cascade of poppies on a church tower in Worcestershire, there is extra significance to her work. Sheila Williams said: "My grandfather died ...

Poppy Fields sees historic photographs, documents and artworks relating to the First and Second World Wars projected onto the inner walls of the Tower for nine evenings in November, including ...

Set to create a space for visitors to remember and pay their respects to the lives lost in conflict, Poppy Fields at the Tower will not only reflect on the past tragedies, but provide a poignant ...

More than 6,000 handmade poppies are being stitched together to form a Remembrance "waterfall" display inside a church. Volunteers have knitted, sewn and crocheted the flowers to create the vivid ...

Inkberrow Parish Council councillor Elizabeth Jordan said: "The beautiful cascade of poppies at Inkberrow Church has all been sewn by the Women's Institute and ladies from the village.