A Field Of Poppies Is Created Ahead Of Remembrance Day Services

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 05: The Duke of Edinburgh plants a remembrance day cross outside Westminster Abbey to officially open the Royal British Legion's Field of Remembrance on November 5, 2009 in London, England. Hundreds of small crosses bearing a poppy have been planted in the Field of Remembrance to pay tribute to British servicemen and women who have lost their lives in conflict. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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