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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have paid tribute to World War One personnel at a Tower of London art installation featuring thousands of ceramic poppies.
Inspecting and laying a wreath at the exhibition, which is called Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red, Her Majesty described the artwork as “impressive”, according to the BBC.
On Armistice Day, 11 November, there will be 888,246 ceramic poppies at the Tower of London – one for each British and colonial death during the first world war.
Hundreds of spectators lined the perimeter of the tower’s moat during the royal visit.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh wade through thousands of ceramic poppies at the Tower of London.
The poppies are part of an art installation called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red.
It marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.
By 11 November – Armistice Day – there will be 888,246 ceramic poppies, one for each British and colonial death.
A team of 8,000 volunteers installed the sea of red flowers.
They will be removed on 12 November when the installation closes.
The handmade poppies, from artist Paul Cummins, are available for purchase.
