The Poppy Factory in Richmond creates poppy products for the Royal British Legion's annual poppy appeal. Each poppy starts as a plastic stem, imported into the factory. The paper leaf and petal ...

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 ...

He had only agreed to have the original story published, he said, to raise awareness for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal ... for nine years in the Marines, had been diagnosed with ...