The reason members of the British royal family wear poppy pins every November

If you follow the British royal family, you probably must have noticed its members have been wearing poppy pins with their dresses. Recently, Kate Middleton and Prince William were spotted wearing the flowers (pinned to the lapels of their respective coats) during their joint appearance to champion the cause of mental health in Scarborough. Not just the Prince and Princess of Wales, but earlier this week, King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla, and Princess Anne were also photographed wearing the poppy pins.
This is because, according to reports, every November they commemorate military members who laid their lives for the nation during wars. Wearing red poppy pins has been a custom since 1921, and the red flower is primarily associated with the UK and Commonwealth countries for Remembrance Day, which is observed on November 11.

 
It is believed that the poppy symbol originated in In Flanders Fields, a poem John McCrae about World War I. It begins with the lines:
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.
In the UK, the Royal British Legion sells poppy pins to raise money for veterans. These pins are generally worn around England’s Remembrance Day and at other events that honour military personnel.

 
Though not very common, the US also uses the symbol. The Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted the first nationwide dribution of remembrance poppies before Memorial Day in 1922, and the American Legion Auxiliary dributes paper poppies in exchange for donations around Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Last year, Queen Elizabeth could not participate in Remembrance Day service due to a sprained back. She was quoted a royal source to be “deeply disappointed,” as she regarded the moving ceremony as “one of the most significant engagements of the year.”
Also, it is speculated that the social media accounts of the royal family will change their display picture photos to mark the solemn occasion, as the royals have done in years past around Remembrance Day. While King Charles, Queen Camilla, and other royals share the same pages on Twitter and Instagram, Kate and Prince William have separate accounts.
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