London poppy display marks World War I centenary

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  • FILE – In this Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II walks through a field of ceramic poppies at The Tower of London. This year, the centenary of WWI, the poppy is more ubiquitous than ever. At the Tower of London, a sprawling crimson sea of ceramic flowers flood the ancient moat in a stunning display titled “Blood Swept Lands and Sea of Red”. A total of 888,426 ceramic poppies, each representing a British soldier who died during the war, are planted over the summer, with the last one placed on Nov. 11, Armistice Day. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
  • Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron lays a poppy in the field of poppies at The Tower of London, Saturday Nov. 8, 2014. The poppies are part of a ceramic poppy installation called ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ which marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. (AP Photo/PA, Stefan Rousseau) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
  • LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – NOVEMBER 09: Crowds of visitors view the ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ installation in the moat of the Tower of London on November 9, 2014 in London, England. The installation by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper consists of 888,246 ceramic poppies – representing each of the commonwealth servicemen and women killed in the first world war. People across the United Kingdom have gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
  • People look at the almost complete ceramic poppy art installation by artist Paul Cummins entitled ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ in the dry moat of the Tower of London in London, Sunday Nov. 2, 2014. The finished installation will be made up of 888,246 ceramic poppies, with the final poppy being placed on Armistice Day on November 11. Each poppy represents a British and Commonwealth military fatality from World War I. Thousands of visitors have come to see the installation over the last few days. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
  • A Yeoman Warder walks past the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” installation of ceramic poppies by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and theatre stage designer Tom Piper, marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, in the moat area of the Tower of London in London on November 10, 2014. Designed as a tribute to Britain’s World War I dead, a blood-red trench of ceramic poppies around the Tower of London has become a national phenomenon as Britons flock to remember the fallen in generations of war. When the final poppy is planted on November 11, Armistice Day, the installation will consist of over 800,000 ceramic poppies, each one symbolising a British and Commonwealth military fatalities in WW1. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE — RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images)
  • People look at the almost complete ceramic poppy art installation by artist Paul Cummins entitled ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ in the dry moat of the Tower of London in London, Sunday Nov. 2, 2014. The finished installation will be made up of 888,246 ceramic poppies, with the final poppy being placed on Armistice Day on November 11. Each poppy represents a British and Commonwealth military fatality from World War I. Thousands of visitors have come to see the installation over the last few days. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
  • Members of the public stop Friday Nov. 7, 2014, to look at the ceramic poppies which form part of the art installation ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ by artist Paul Cummins at the Tower of London, marking the centenary of the First World War. (AP Photo/PA, Jonathan Brady) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
  • A picture shows ceramic poppies from the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” installation by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and theatre stage designer Tom Piper, marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, in the moat area of the Tower of London in London on November 10, 2014. Designed as a tribute to Britain’s World War I dead, a blood-red trench of ceramic poppies around the Tower of London has become a national phenomenon as Britons flock to remember the fallen in generations of war. When the final poppy is planted on November 11, Armistice Day, the installation will consist of over 800,000 ceramic poppies, each one symbolising a British and Commonwealth military fatalities in WW1. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE — RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images)
  • A picture shows ceramic poppies from the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” installation by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and theatre stage designer Tom Piper, marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, in the moat area of the Tower of London in London on November 10, 2014. Designed as a tribute to Britain’s World War I dead, a blood-red trench of ceramic poppies around the Tower of London has become a national phenomenon as Britons flock to remember the fallen in generations of war. When the final poppy is planted on November 11, Armistice Day, the installation will consist of over 800,000 ceramic poppies, each one symbolising a British and Commonwealth military fatalities in WW1. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE — RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images)
  • A picture shows ceramic poppies lined up on a wall ready to be planted in the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” installation by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and theatre stage designer Tom Piper, marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, in the moat area of the Tower of London in London on November 10, 2014. Designed as a tribute to Britain’s World War I dead, a blood-red trench of ceramic poppies around the Tower of London has become a national phenomenon as Britons flock to remember the fallen in generations of war. When the final poppy is planted on November 11, Armistice Day, the installation will consist of over 800,000 ceramic poppies, each one symbolising a British and Commonwealth military fatalities in WW1. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE — RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images)
  • A picture shows ceramic poppies from the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” installation by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and theatre stage designer Tom Piper, marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, in the moat area of the Tower of London in London on November 10, 2014. Designed as a tribute to Britain’s World War I dead, a blood-red trench of ceramic poppies around the Tower of London has become a national phenomenon as Britons flock to remember the fallen in generations of war. When the final poppy is planted on November 11, Armistice Day, the installation will consist of over 800,000 ceramic poppies, each one symbolising a British and Commonwealth military fatalities in WW1. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE — RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images)
  • LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – NOVEMBER 09: A photograph of Corporal Thomas William Belton of the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, who died in Belgium in World War One at the age of 25, is placed on railings surrounding the ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ installation in the moat of the Tower of London on November 9, 2014 in London, England. The installation by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper consists of 888,246 ceramic poppies – representing each of the commonwealth servicemen and women killed in the first world war. People across the United Kingdom have gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)