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Radio 4,2 mins
100 years of the Poppy and the Royal British Legion
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One hundred years ago, the first donations were given for hand-made silk poppies and the Royal British Legion was born. We speak to historian Julie Summers about the origin of the poppy and the RBL. Image: an original 1921 Madame Guerin poppy. Credit: Royal British Legion
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