President gets first poppy for Remembrance Day

On Tuesday President Paula-Mae Weekes received the first poppy signifying the beginning of this country’s observance of Remembrance Day.

The Office of the President (OTP) said in a release the poppy presentation was in keeping with hallowed tradition.

The OTP explained that Remembrance Day commemorates the armistice signed between the allies of World War I and Germany, which took effect on the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918, and so is observed annually on November 11 in honour of the fallen soldiers of World Wars I and II.

"Her Excellency’s poppy was delivered by the TT Legion of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League. The league is a member of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League whose remit is to help ex-service men and women who served the crown and their widows who are now in need."