# Police challenged for not wearing poppy during Remembrance parade

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/police-challenged-for-not-wearing-poppy-during-remembrance-parade/
- Published: 2026-11-08T18:22:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T19:35:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2264419/police-not-wearing-poppy-remembrance-parade
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- A former officer questioned Nottinghamshire officers about not wearing poppies.
- The officers said wearing one was their choice.
- Force guidance permits poppies on uniforms during the campaign period.

## Summary

A former police officer challenged Nottinghamshire officers at a Remembrance Sunday parade after noticing that several were not wearing poppies. The exchange, shared in a video on X, drew attention to whether officers should wear the symbol at a public remembrance event.

The officers said wearing a poppy was a personal choice. Nottinghamshire Police guidance permits the Royal British Legion’s red poppy on uniforms during the annual campaign period, from 28 October to 11 November, or Remembrance Day if later; the article does not establish why the officers in the video were not wearing one.

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