Players and fans of Burnley and Arsenal hold a minute’s silence ahead of kick-off in the Premier League match on November 1 Peter Powell//AFP via Getty Images This weekend, English football will mark ...

Something was missing from Meghan Markle‘s attire. The chatter around the “royal poppy” spiked after Prince Harry and the “Suits” alum arrived at Kris Jenner‘s 70th birthday bash. The James ...

“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 ...

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 ...

A Canadian physician penned a poem that inspired the Memorial Day connection to the poppy. Then an American professor wrote her own poem and promoted the flower as a symbol of remembrance. Memorial ...