November marks a time where we all remember those who fought in conflicts across the globe with many opting to show their mark of respect by wearing a poppy.
The red poppy is a symbol of support also shown to those in the Armed Forces community.
Each month, millions of the beautiful red flowers are sold with people placing them in locations to pay their respects as well as wearing them on their clothing.
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According to the Royal British Legion: "The poppy is a well-known and well-established symbol, one that carries a wealth of history and meaning with it.
"Wearing a poppy is still a very personal choice, reflecting individual experiences and personal memories. It is never compulsory but is greatly appreciated by those who it is intended to support."
But what is the history behind the poppy?
During the first world war, fighting took place in Western Europe which soon turned the one beautiful countryside into an area that was barren due to it being blasted, bombed and fought over repeatedly meaning little or nothing could grow.
Explaining its history, the British Legion add that there was a "notable and striking exception to the bleakness - the bright red Flanders poppies. These resilient flowers flourished in the middle of so much chaos and destruction, growing in the thousands upon thousands.
"Shortly after losing a friend in Ypres, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was moved by the sight of these poppies and that inspiration led him to write the now famous poem 'In Flanders Fields'."
The poem is said to have inspired an American academic Moina Michael to adopt the poppy in memory of those who had died during the war and campaigned to get it adopted as an official symbol of Remembrance across the US.
She also worked with others who were trying to achieve the same in other locations - including the UK.
They continue: "Also involved with those efforts was a French woman, Anna Guérin who was in the UK in 1921 where she planned to sell the poppies in London. There she met Earl Haig, our founder, who was persuaded to adopt the poppy as our emblem in the UK. The Royal British Legion, which had been formed in 1921, ordered nine million poppies and sold them on 11 November that year."
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