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Princess Royal says country owes ‘debt of gratitude’ to National Servicemen

Princess Anne laid a wreath at the Armed Forces Memorial to commemorate the 395 National Service conscripts killed on active duty from 1947-63.

The Independent UK

WW2 veteran with no surviving relatives celebrates 105th birthday with 3,000 cards

A charity appeal saw thousands of strangers send Ernest Horsfall birthday wishes

Wales Online

Veterans and NHS workers to watch coronation from in front of Buckingham Palace

Around 3,800 seats in a specially-built grandstand at the Queen Victoria Memorial have been offered to these public servants

The Independent UK

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Bid to find ‘unsung heroes’ of the National Service generation

Royal British Legion (RBL) launches AskDad and AskGrandad campaigns to mark 60th anniversary of the end of National Service

Wales Online

Campaign to find ‘unsung heroes’ 60 years after end of National Service

The Royal British Legion estimates that hundreds of thousands of conscripts are still alive, aged between 80 and 97.

The Independent UK

First Black Merchant Seamen's War memorial rededicated

A memorial dedicated to Black Merchant Seaman who served and lost their lives during WWII was fitted with a new plaque at a ceremony in Toxteth

Liverpool Echo

Royal British Legion is offering veterans and families up to £1,200 to help pay bills

The charity hopes the scheme will help some of the most vulnerable people within the "armed forces community" cope with soaring costs - however, it has decided to cut the amount originally offered due to high demand

Daily Mirror

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Warrant issued for man who 'stole poppy collection tins'

The Royal British Legion found Sean Pullen didn't deliver poppy appeal collection tins before resigning, although he claimed he did

Liverpool Echo

Family-run Nottingham restaurant 'worried' as building put on market

The owners said a new landlord would take over in due course

Nottingham Post

Dumfries and Galloway falls silent to pay tribute to the fallen on Remembrance Sunday

This year's services were all the more poignant as war rages in Europe

Daily Record

No Remembrance Day Parade in Kingswood after disagreement over who is responsible for it

Is it a Royal British Legion event or a civic event?

Bristol Post

Veterans 'dizzy with hunger' forced to sell war medals to put food on the table

One WW2 hero told the Mirror the "dark days" are still here for his generation, on the 104th anniversary of Armistice Day yesterday. Jack Mortimer, 99, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, fought for the freedom of his country on D-Day aged just 20

Daily Mirror

Poppy scammers with contactless card machines targeting kind Brits this Remembrance Day

The fraudsters have been spotted claiming to be taking collections for The Royal British Legion, but the charity organisation has warned that its collectors do not use contactless machines to accept money

Daily Mirror

11 things you may not know about the poppy - including why it's a symbol of Remembrance

Every year, the Poppy Appeal helps to support thousands of serving and ex-serving Armed Forces personnel and their families - here are details about what the poppy symbolises

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Rishi Sunak surprises commuters with brief stint selling poppies in Tube station

The Prime Minister joined the Royal British Legion poppy appeal with Army personnel - holding a tray full of poppies and talking to the public in a brief appearance

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak surprises commuters as he sells poppies in Westminster Tube station

The Prime Minister was seen selling the paper flower tributes at the central London station on Thursday.

Bristol Post

Bristol City Poppy Day returns this Saturday with free music and entertainment throughout the city

Service personnel from the Armed Forces and Star Wars Storm Troopers will be lending their support to the Royal British Legion's Bristol Poppy Day appeal

The National (Scotland)

Poppies undergo change for first time in 54 years ahead of Armistice Day 2022

Traditionally poppies are worn from October 31st – 11 days before Armistice day on November 11.

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Wales Online

Terminally-ill veteran's dying wish is to support the Poppy Appeal

Patrick McQuiston wants to give something back for the help he has received

The Independent UK

Royal British Legion launches annual poppy appeal with wall of poppies

Bernard Morgan, a 98-year-old D-Day veteran, is among those to have their stories featured on the wall of poppies in central London.

Wales Online

£1 million Poppy Day fundraiser cancelled because of rail strikes

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch "regrets and apologises for" the disruption rail strikes will cause the Royal British Legion

The Independent UK

£1 million London Poppy Day fundraiser cancelled due to rail strikes

The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal director Simon O’Leary said the day is “one of the most important days in our annual remembrance calendar”.

Daily Mirror

Thousands of families can claim new £2,400 cash grant to help pay bills - who is eligible

Charity Royal British Legion is offering £200 a month to help the Armed Forces community - which includes those who have served, or are serving, in the Royal Navy, British Army or Royal Air Force

Wales Online

Royal British Legion announces new grants to help pay energy bills

Over the last 12 months the charity has issued 20% more grants to help with food and basic living costs than in the previous year

Wales Online

Poppies for pets as fundraising range for RBL returns for fifth year

Pets at Home has launched its annual range of limited-edition poppy accessories

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