“In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row …. ” So begins “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian poet and military physician. “The poem’s powerful ...

Members of a community group have said they were left "disappointed" after a Remembrance display they created was damaged in a suspected act of vandalism. Ahead of a Remembrance service next month, ...

Helen Coffey’s piece questioning whether poppy wearing has become performative – and if the white poppy offers a better alternative – has struck a chord with Independent readers. Responding to the ...

Prince William has urged young people to wear a poppy on Remembrance Day today because it’s “not just about the past; it’s about shaping who we become in the future”. His remarks about learning from ...