Britain’s Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visited the Tower of London on Thursday, where they saw the ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ installation, which marks the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War.
The sea of red ceramic poppies in the Tower’s former moat was created by artist Paul Cummins.
Organisers say 888,246 ceramic poppies will be planted by Armistice Day (November 11), each one representing a British or Colonial death during the conflict.
The Queen and Duke walked through a path in the poppies to be greeted by Yeoman Warder Jim Duncan who was holding the royal wreath.
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