Five million people have visited the Tower to view the 888,246 poppies, each signifying a British and Colonial military fatality in the First World War.

Since the 12th November a group of 11,000 volunteers have been removing 75,000 poppies per day from the moat of the Tower of London. Each poppy has been sold for £25 each, raising millions of pounds for six service charities.

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