Who says royalty can’t ride the bus? Prince Harry boards a red London bus for London Poppy Day.
Poppy Day in the UK is designed to raise funds for war veterans. Prince Harry, 30, is of course a serviceman himself who holds the rank of captain in the British Army and is always eager to get involved in anything that helps the troops.
Prince Harry kicked off the day outside Buckingham Palace, where a traditional red London bus was stationed where he met with war veterans, poppy sellers and celebrities including British actress Barbara Windsor and jazz singer Joss Stone.
William and Catherine commemorate ANZAC Day
Poppy Day aims to raise £1 million ($1.8 million) for British Legion in one day. The Royal family have been particularly vigorously involved in honouring ex-serviceman recently as this year marks the centenary since the beginning of WWI.
William, Harry and Kate visit poppy field for WWI centenary
Prince William, Duchess Catherine and Prince Harry all attended the Tower of London on the date of the 100 year anniversary back in August, where an enormous field of ceramic poppies had been planted in the dry moat of the old castle. Each poppy represented a fallen British or Colonial serviceman.
Harry and Philip attend Poppy day
The poppy field has continued to grow since then with a total 888,246 ceramic poppies planted forming what looks like a dramatic river of blood. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have also attended the landmark commemorative field to pay their respects.
Prince Harry’s gone with the wind at Invictus Games event
For Prince Harry though, the cause of the ex-serviceman is one particularly close to his heart, having served in Afghanistan and seen comrades wounded in battle, he has been particularly involved in championing the Invictus Games. The Prince is the patron of the four day event which was held in London this year, where wounded military veterans compete in Paralympic-style events.
Royals attend Invictus Games opening ceremony
The special red royal London bus that Harry launched today will travel around London with stars on board to raise awareness and funds for the poppy appeal in the lead up to Remembrance Day. It is also scheduled to stop by the British Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing st to call on David Cameron.
Who says royalty can’t ride the bus? Prince Harry boards a red London bus for London Poppy Day.
A red London bus stationed itself outside of Buckingham Palace where Prince Harry jumped on board before it toured the the city to raise funds for war veterans.
Prince Harry kicked off the day outside the Queen’s residence, where he met with war veterans, poppy sellers and celebrities including British actress Barbara Windsor and jazz singer Joss Stone.
Prince Harry, 30, is of course a serviceman himself who holds the rank of captain in the British Army and is always eager to get involved in anything to support the troops.
Prince William, Duchess Catherine and Prince Harry all attended the Tower of London on the date of the 100 year anniversary of the start of WWI back in August.
The Royal family have been particularly vigorously involved in honouring ex-serviceman recently as this year marks the centenary since the beginning of WWI.
The royals in the dry moat of the Tower of London where an enormous field of ceramic poppies was planted to commemorate 100 years since the start of WWI.
There were over 888,246 ceramic poppies planted in the castle’s moat – each representing a fallen British or Colonial serviceman.
The poppy field formed what looked like a dramatic river of blood, and was designed by ceramics artist Paul Cummins and entitled “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red”.
Volunteers working to plant the hundreds of thousands of ceramic poppies.
Crowds gather at the moat of the Tower of London to see the royals amongst the poppies.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have also visited the commemorative poppy field to pay their respects.
Duchess Catherine lays a symbolic poppy as a mark of respect on her visit to the Tower of London.
Duchess Catherine and Prince William also laid poppies at the Australian War Memorial when they visited Canberra on their royal tour earlier this year on ANZAC day in this, the 100th year since the start of World War One.
For Prince Harry, the cause of the ex-serviceman is one particularly close to his heart, having served in Afghanistan and seen comrades wounded in battle, he has been particularly involved in championing the Invictus Games – the royals are seen here attending the opening ceremony last month.
As the patron of the games, Prince Harry opened the four day event which was held in London this year, where wounded military veterans compete in Paralympic-style events.
Wounded ex-serviceman at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games.
Prince Charles and Camilla applaud Prince Harry’s triumphant efforts in launching the Invictus Games for ex-servicemen.
