![]() ![]() ![]() In central London, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Harry opened the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey. Prime Minister David Cameron took part in the event by welcoming the bus to Downing Street, while the Band of The Royal Logistic Corps performed at Leadenhall Market.Īll the funds raised will go towards the national Poppy Appeal's target of £37m, which will help the legion carry out its work. "The public is responding when they see uniformed personnel out collecting for the appeal."įund-raisers are at 80 stations across London's transport network and different locations in the capital. "They asked how the appeal was going and whether we were getting support from the public," he said. London Poppy Day was launched by the group, who performed their song at Covent Garden, where a stage has been created for performances throughout the day.Īt the station the duke and duchess spoke to retired volunteer Tim Connolly, who has been selling poppies at West Kensington station for nearly 40 years. The couple were also introduced to The Poppy Girls, who have produced the appeal's official single. Harry is laying a wreath on behalf of his father, the Prince of Wales, who is on an official visit to India at the moment, while William will lay his own wreath.īetween them, the older and younger generations of the royal family are helping to keep the flame of remembrance burning. Harry looked moved to be there and many of the veterans were pleased a younger member of the family - and a serving soldier - is focusing on taking remembrance forward to present and future generations.Īt the same time his brother William and his wife Catherine were meeting young servicemen and women who were taking part in the Royal British Legion's annual poppy appeal.īoth the brothers will be at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. His grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh had asked Harry to join him to open the Field of Remembrance, the area of grass by Westminster Abbey where many hundreds of wooden crosses are planted every year in memory of individual servicemen and women. This year he's in London - participating fully with the rest of the royal family in the solemn tributes to the dead of the two world wars and more recent conflicts. At Remembrance time last year, Prince Harry - Captain Wales - was with his regiment, the Army Air Corps, serving in Afghanistan. ![]()
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