The Red Poppy is an internationally-recognised symbol of remembrance and has been so since the end of the First World War.

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Mr Bartley, a member of the Church of England, has also said churches should offer congregations alternatives to the red poppy, such as the white one.

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Discover the astonishing variety of Himalayan wildflowers, quaint village hamlets, pristine forests, yak herder camps and mountain vistas, culminating at the Selela Pass , the only location in Bhutan where the wild red poppy is found.

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There are also mechanisms in place whereby the two groups could have cut through the red tape, given the life-limiting nature of Poppy's condition, though these regulations are more commonly invoked when someone is in the final months of an illness such as cancer.

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