The red poppy will be worn to remember terror and civilian victims of war for the first time this year, the Royal British Legion has said. Remembrance Day will not only pay tribute to fallen British and allied armed forces but will be inclusive of ‘all modern Britain’. The Royal British Legion’s assistant director of remembrance, Robert Lee, said: ‘Since it was founded in 1921, the Royal British Legion has always acknowledged the human cost of conflictHow has the definition changed? Now it has three bullet points that say: We remember the sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth. A spokeswoman told the Daily Telegraph said while the charity’s main focus is still the Armed Forces, it was important to acknowledge the sacrifice of civilians.

Source: Daily Mail October 15, 2019 23:48 UTC