30,000 ceramic poppies on display at the Tower of London for VE Day 2025 - will I be able to buy one?
A commemorative display of ceramic poppies has taken over the Tower of London for VE Day but will they be on sale for the public to buy?
To mark the 80th anniversary since the ending of WW2, a display of ceramic poppies has been installed at the heart of the Tower Of London.
Showcasing nearly 30,000 of the rosy buds, the installation echoes the 2014 Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red art display.
At the time 888,246 handmade red ceramic poppies were planted at Tower Of London to represent each of the British and Colonial lives lost during the First World War.
After the installation was taken down many of the ceramic poppies were later sold to the public with the proceeds of each having been split between six service charities, including Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion.
The 2025 installation of ceramic poppies is set to be on display at the Tower of London until November, but will they go on sale afterwards?
Will the 2025 Tower of London poppies go on sale?
No, unfortunately the 2025 Tower of London poppies will not be available to buy as they are on loan from the Imperial War Museum.
The Tower of London confirmed the ceramic poppies featured in the 2025 display would not be put on sale in the replies to a post on their Facebook.
Replying to a query about if the poppies would go on sale like the 2014 ones, the Tower of London page said: “The poppies in this display are on loan from the Imperial War Museum, they will be returned to Imperial War Museums after the display and will not be available to purchase.”
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