The red poppy is used by millions of people every November in the United States and allied countries to celebrate Veterans ...

White poppies – also known as the silver poppy – were founded in 1933 by members of the Women’s Co-operative Guild who had ...

Green party leader Zack Polanski was seen sporting a white poppy alongside a red one for Remembrance Sunday today - but what ...

White poppies serve as a pacifist symbol of remembrance of the war. According to the Peace Pledge Union (PPU), the body which ...

Again, poppy flowers are weeds, technically, so it’s not uncommon to find them in fields out in the wild. But that’s also why they symbolize rebirth and resilience; they don’t die quickly and pretty ...

Why many Independent readers skip the Remembrance Day symbol - YOUR VIEWS: Our community overwhelmingly believes that true ...

“Performative poppy wearing” has become “toxic”, said Helen Coffey in The Independent, with politicians and TV presenters ...

The poppies are worn during the month of November as a tribute to the sacrifice of the British armed forces from World War I.

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to ...