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| Prince Harry meets stars to support poppy appeal | Prince Harry meets stars to support poppy appeal |
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| Prince Harry has met poppy sellers and celebrities at Buckingham Palace on the first stop of their tour of London in a classic 1960s Routemaster bus. | Prince Harry has met poppy sellers and celebrities at Buckingham Palace on the first stop of their tour of London in a classic 1960s Routemaster bus. |
| Actress Barbara Windsor and singer Joss Stone are among those touring on the bus to support London Poppy Day. | Actress Barbara Windsor and singer Joss Stone are among those touring on the bus to support London Poppy Day. |
| Around 2,500 collectors are taking part in events ahead of Remembrance Sunday. | Around 2,500 collectors are taking part in events ahead of Remembrance Sunday. |
| Collectors have converged at more than 60 tube and train stations across London. | Collectors have converged at more than 60 tube and train stations across London. |
| For Prince Harry it was a chance to thank some of those hoping to raise £1 million in 12 hours across the capital, to support the Armed Forces community. | |
| Volunteers are also collecting on the Thames Clippers and at other locations including more than 70 of London's major firms. | Volunteers are also collecting on the Thames Clippers and at other locations including more than 70 of London's major firms. |
| 'Most expensive driver' | |
| Covent Garden is hosting performances throughout the day from Britain's Got Talent stars Lucy Kay and Jonathan Antoine, the RAF Spitfires Choir and the Royal Army Physical Training Corps Edwardian Display Team. | Covent Garden is hosting performances throughout the day from Britain's Got Talent stars Lucy Kay and Jonathan Antoine, the RAF Spitfires Choir and the Royal Army Physical Training Corps Edwardian Display Team. |
| From the Palace the bus travelled to Downing Street, where Prime Minister David Cameron met those on board. | |
| The bus was driven by Sir Peter Hendy, commissioner of Transport for London, who said: "I've never driven a bus into Buckingham Palace before accompanied by outriders. | |
| "I spoke to Prince Harry. He said 'Why are you here?' | |
| "I said 'It's because of my bus' and he said 'You're probably the most expensive bus driver in London today' and I said 'Yeah, I think I probably am'. | |
| L/Cpl Johnson Beharry, who became the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for more than two decades in 2005 after risking his life to save his colleagues in Iraq, was also on the bus and spoke to Prince Harry. | |
| He said: "Prince Harry is amazing because he has a lot of respect and time for us. I have met him numerous times. He is always the same - full of energy." | |
| Maurillia 'Simi' Simpson - who has been helped by the legion - is also on board. | |
| She served three tours of Iraq with the Royal Logistics Corp before she was left with permanent injuries by a motorist who ran a red light. | |
| She said: "It's very special to see everyone getting behind the Poppy Appeal and the work of The Royal British Legion. | She said: "It's very special to see everyone getting behind the Poppy Appeal and the work of The Royal British Legion. |
| "The Poppy is about remembrance but it also symbolises hope for the future of the living - for the Armed Forces community of all ages and their families." | "The Poppy is about remembrance but it also symbolises hope for the future of the living - for the Armed Forces community of all ages and their families." |