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Queen Camilla visits poppy memorial for Victory in Europe Day celebrations
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Posted on May 6, 2025
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Posted on May 6, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Queen Camilla visited the Tower of London to honor VE Day with a display of 30,000 ceramic poppies, symbolizing remembrance for war victims.
LONDON (Reuters) - The Tower of London was adorned with a flood of ceramic poppies as part of Britain's commemorations for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, in a display which was visited by Britain's Queen Camilla on Tuesday.
Poppies, the symbol of remembrance in Britain, were installed in their thousands to form a bright red cascade flowing from one corner of the 950-year-old White Tower onto the grass below.
"They become a metaphor for the spilled blood of all those who died in the war," designer Tom Piper said.
The government has planned a series of events in the run-up to the anniversary of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender, which took effect on May 8, 1945.
Camilla visited the display, "planted" a poppy and met staff there.
On Monday, she joined her husband King Charles, heir to the throne Prince William and his family, along with veterans and crowds to watch a military parade and flypast outside Buckingham Palace.
The new commemorative display of 30,000 ceramic poppies follows a previous installation in 2014 which remembered lives lost during World War One. Named "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red", it was visited by the late Queen Elizabeth.
The Tower of London, located on the north bank of the River Thames, is a Norman fortress which, like many parts of London, was bombed during World War Two.
The poppies, which were made by artist Paul Cummins, will be on display until November 11.
(Reporting by Christina Anagnostopoulos; editing by Sarah Young and Ewan Harwood)
The event commemorated was the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, marking Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender in 1945.
Queen Camilla visited the poppy display, planted a poppy, and met with staff involved in the installation.
The display featured 30,000 ceramic poppies, creating a striking visual tribute.
The poppy installation was designed by artist Paul Cummins and was previously displayed in 2014 to honor lives lost during World War One.
The Tower of London is a Norman fortress that was bombed during World War Two, adding to its historical importance.
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