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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 17: Crawford Butler, the longest serving Yeoman Warden at the Tower of London, poses with the first ceramic poppy to be 'planted' in the dry moat at Tower of London on July 17, 2014 in London, England. The poppy is the first of 888,246 created by artist Paul Cummins to represent the British Military personnel that died in the First World War. The display will be installed by a team of volunteers from across the UK with the last to be put in place on Armistice Day on November 11, 2014. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 17:  Crawford Butler, the longest serving Yeoman Warden at the Tower of London, poses with the first ceramic poppy to be 'planted' in the dry moat at Tower of London on July 17, 2014 in London, England. The poppy is the first of 888,246 created by artist Paul Cummins to represent the British Military personnel that died in the First World War. The display will be installed by a team of volunteers from across the UK with the last to be put in place on Armistice Day on November 11, 2014.  (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)