Poppy Day

Each year in November, thousands of veterans hit the streets of the Capital for London Poppy Day. A national ceremony takes place at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Here is where the Queen lays the first wreath at the Cenotaph:

The poppy reminds us of sacrifices made – both past and present.

Poppies were the first flowers that grew in the battlefields of Flanders in Belgium during World War One and are a symbol of remembrance and hope.