Queen places final poppy on WW2 tribute display

Karen Gardner,in Bromham and
Kirsten Robertson,Wiltshire
Chris Jackson/PA Wire Queen Camilla wears a brown jacket and shakes hands with a well-wisher with people watching her behind a fenceChris Jackson/PA Wire
Chris Jackson/PA Wire Camilla places a poppy on a wider display of poppies attached to a white war memorialChris Jackson/PA Wire

Queen Camilla shakes hands with a well-wisher at The Poppy Project
Her Majesty attached a final poppy to complete the cascade of 10,000 poppies at St. Bartholomew's Church

Queen Camilla has visited a community project and attached the final knitted poppy to a cascade of thousands draping down a church tower.

Her Majesty came to view The Poppy Project, a display of knitted and crocheted poppies, created to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the World War Two.

The community initiative was inspired by Peacock Women's Institute (WI), Corsham, and brought together a wide range of community groups.

Addressing WI members, the Queen said: "It's so lovely because it's all the generations working together, you've got poppies coming out of your ears."

The Queen's second engagement brought her to Bromham to visit the village's new community hub.

She officially opened the building which has been rebuilt following a devastating fire.

The new hub, featuring a cafe and flexible community spaces, aims to reinvigorate village life, reduce isolation, and support mental wellbeing.

Jim Butler, Chair of Bromham Parish Council, said: "I don't quite know how we've achieved it really. It's just mind-blowing and it's down to the community."

Queen Camilla met with local organisations as well as key figures from Wiltshire, including chief constable Catherine Roper.

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