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White poppies are more popular than ever
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MORE people are wearing white poppies this year than ever before, symbolising a win for the call for international peace.
Sales of the alternatives to red poppies, which have been defined by the British Legion as indicating support for the British and allied armed forces only, have hit a record high of nearly 120,000 since they were founded in 1933.
Symon Hill of the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) told the Star he thinks there are multiple reasons for the rise.
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