Harry was photographed wearing a black tuxedo and a red poppy pinned to his lapel – a long-standing symbol of remembrance for fallen servicemen and women – while Markle opted for a sleek black gown ...

Throughout November, bright red poppies have appeared on people’s clothing, in shops, in train stations, on cars, and more, as the UK observes Remembrance Day. This month, Britain honours the lives ...

The nation will fall silent this morning in remembrance of those who have lost their lives to the horrors of war. Remembrance Sunday takes place on the Sunday nearest to November 11, the day WWI came ...

Remembrance Day—the United Kingdom’s holiday commemorating its soldiers who gave their lives in the First World War—has been the focus of a cultural fault line. The iconic red poppy used to symbolize ...

Vibrant red poppies, symbolizing bloodshed from World War I, must be assembled delicately. Four ironed paper petals must neatly wrap around a green wire with a paper pistil at its end. The task is ...

“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 ...

In Britain and the Commonwealth of Countries, former territories of the British Empire, a red poppy worn on one's lapel is a reminder of the costs of war and those who died fighting those wars. In ...

After the Second Battle of Ypres, when poison gas floated down into the trenches of World War I for the first time, a Canadian soldier saw something surprisingly hopeful. In the rolling fields nearby, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Throughout November, bright red poppies have appeared on people’s clothing, in shops, in train stations ...

As November begins, bright red poppies will start appearing people’s clothing, in shops, in train stations, on cars, and more, as the UK observes Remembrance Day. Throughout the month, Britain honours ...