Flanders Field of Poppies

The Royal British Legion has honoured the memory of the First World War's heroes with a unique tribute - planting a Flanders' Field of Poppies beside the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium for Armistice Day on Tuesday 11 November, 2008.

Flanders Field of Poppies

Menin Gate 2009

2 children examine the poppies

Poppies beside the Menin Gate memorial

Flanders' Field of Poppies, Ypres

Poppies beside the Menin Gate at night

Officials in the field of poppies beside the Menin Gate

Close up of a poppy

It was a steep slope to work on