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| Queen visits Tower of London poppy garden | Queen visits Tower of London poppy garden |
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| The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have paid tribute to World War One personnel at a Tower of London art installation featuring thousands of ceramic poppies. | The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have paid tribute to World War One personnel at a Tower of London art installation featuring thousands of ceramic poppies. |
| The Queen laid a wreath at the Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red exhibit, where each poppy commemorates a fallen WW1 serviceman. | |
| By Armistice Day, there will be 888,246 ceramic poppies, one for each British and colonial death during the War. | By Armistice Day, there will be 888,246 ceramic poppies, one for each British and colonial death during the War. |
| The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry visited in August. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry visited in August. |
| Hundreds of spectators lined the perimeter of the tower's moat during the royal visit. | Hundreds of spectators lined the perimeter of the tower's moat during the royal visit. |
| A team of 8,000 volunteers installed the sea of red flowers, which will be removed on 12 November when the installation closes. | |
| The Tower of London was where more than 1,600 men swore an oath to the Crown after enlisting for the War. | |
| It was also used as a military depot, ceremonial setting-off point for regiments stationed there and the execution location for 11 German spies. | It was also used as a military depot, ceremonial setting-off point for regiments stationed there and the execution location for 11 German spies. |
| Artist Paul Cummins, who met the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during their visit, said he had been inspired after reading a soldier's will. | Artist Paul Cummins, who met the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during their visit, said he had been inspired after reading a soldier's will. |
| He said: "I approached the tower as the ideal setting as its strong military links seemed to resonate. | He said: "I approached the tower as the ideal setting as its strong military links seemed to resonate. |
| "The installation is transient, I found this poignant and reflective of human life, like those who lost their lives during the World War One. | "The installation is transient, I found this poignant and reflective of human life, like those who lost their lives during the World War One. |
| "I wanted to find a fitting way to remember them." | "I wanted to find a fitting way to remember them." |
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