The 2018 poppy appeal has launched, and for two weeks many people will wear them to remember British soldiers who died in wartime. The Royal British Legion chose the National Maritime Museum in ...

It was adopted by The Royal British Legion as the symbol for their Poppy Appeal, in aid of those serving in the British Armed Forces, after its formation in 1921. The White Poppy was first ...

The poppy was first introduced as symbol of remembrance at the end of the First World War. The company was approached by the Royal British Legion to produce paper for poppies in 1978. Previously ...