"Wearing a poppy is a personal choice reflecting individual ... and were sold to the public for £25 each after Remembrance Day in 2014, raising more than £15million for service charities.

Worn on Armistice Day, now Remembrance Sunday ... that some women lost their jobs in the 1930s for wearing white poppies. The White Poppy Appeal is now run by the Peace Pledge Union.

Remembrance Day – also known as Armistice Day ... Some people also choose not to wear a poppy at all because they feel the symbol has become politicised or they feel pressured to wear ...

Mick Carling, 61, placed himself at the heart of commemorations in Malton, North Yorks, in full military regalia - with medals pinned to his chest that he had no right to wear. Carling claimed ...