British Red Flower Pin. On november 11 british citizens the queen included will honor veterans by wearing a crimson poppy pin. The red poppy pins are always artificial and have been in use since 1921.
The origin of this symbol can be traced back to a poem about world war i written by john mccrae. Why are british celebs donning red flower pins. The special shirts are then auctioned as part of the annual poppy.
Why everyone in the royal family is wearing a red poppy pin this.
So what exactly are those. On november 11 british citizens the queen included will honor veterans by wearing a crimson poppy pin. You might have noticed british celebrities and politicians sporting red flower pins over the past few days even julian assange wore one. Aside from serialized story telling shows like doctor who or inbetweeners or whatever the only chance i really get to see british television where they aren t actors acting is pretty much on youtube.
