Poppy wearing rules?
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How come Prince Charles is always wearing two poppies? Is there some special significance to this? Inquiring minds want to know...
At his age, he's gotta try twice as hard to remember.
jwm
I'd wondered the same thing. I know that the Queen always wears a spray of poppies, again I'm unaware of a particular significance.
I thought of that - seemed kind of creepy to separate them though. What about Australia - doesn't seem fair to leave them out...
I'd wondered the same thing. I know that the Queen always wears a spray of poppies, again I'm unaware of a particular significance.
Yet in Uniform such at the presentation of Colours on Friday, H.R.H. is wearing but one poppy
Your explanation is the best I've heard Sheik, however, the poppies that T.R.H. are wearing are both Royal Canadian Legion poppies, not one Royal British Legion and one Royal Canadian Legion.
I'd wondered the same thing. I know that the Queen always wears a spray of poppies, again I'm unaware of a particular significance.
Yet in Uniform such at the presentation of Colours on Friday, H.R.H. is wearing but one poppy
That could be an official 'uniform' regulation - it looks like her Royal horseness is wearing two. What is that on her head?
Come on she doesn't look that bad.
As to the other matter that's a hat, you don't see them much any more amazingly enough people can wear something besides ball caps
What I thought was really touching was when I was at the Abbaye d'Ardenne, in Normandy, and there were poppies brought from Canada by visitors and they slipped the pins into the cracks on the stone wall and in the tight spaces in the bark of the trees there. many were weathered and old and I thought it was a beautiful way to say "I am from Canada, I remember you and thank you"
We should do that here after Rememberance Day. Slip a poppy into the crack on a brick wall or into the bark of a tree. It would be a great new tradition.
We should do that here after Rememberance Day. Slip a poppy into the crack on a brick wall or into the bark of a tree. It would be a great new tradition.
I would love to see a better resolution picture, but I don't agree with you. Looking at Charles, the left poppy appears to be a Canadian one (essentially made of plastic) and the right one appears to be a lighter red, paper made British one.
I can't find you a truly "staring at his lapel" photograph, however, you may well be correct. I thought it merely the reflection of the light with the poppies being at different angles.
That thing sticking out is the handle of the axe that is imbedded on her head; the hat covers the blade itself.
Perry
I always thought the UK had looking poppies but they must be more expensive and hence cut into their legion’s fund raising.
As far as the comments about Australia and New Zealand are concerned, their big Remembrance services are for ANZAC day. They may pay lip service to November the 11, but having lived there, I can tell you that ANZAC day is their main Remembrance event.
As far as the comments about Australia and New Zealand are concerned, their big Remembrance services are for ANZAC day. They may pay lip service to November the 11, but having lived there, I can tell you that ANZAC day is their main Remembrance event.
Yep, saw the same thing when I was there plus there were quite a few Canadian coins left on the memorial at the entrance. Walking through the cemetery was a very emotional time. The age of the young lads buried there really brought home the message.
