What's the correct way to wear a Poppy?

[carolyorkie2010]

I was told last week that a Poppy should have the green leaf pointing towards 11 o'clock; since then I've taken note of how people wear theirs and hardly any wear it correctly, even some of the newscasters have got it wrong. Can anyone confirm, please? I now wear mine the "correct" way. 

[right-then-petal]

British Legion yesterday said people can ware it anyway they like the important thing was to WARE IT

[chickengrandma-2008]

People do all seem to wear it on the left lapel with the leaf pointing to 11 o'clock (towards the wearers left ear) but as petal said, a woman from The Royal British Legion said yesterday there is NO 'correct' way to wear it, except with pride and remembrance! 

[notgrumpyreally]

I saw the British Legion saying that as well but the correct way for a man to wear a buttonhole is on the left with a pin, not through the buttonhole. Women should wear them on the right. One of the useless things we learnt at my old fashioned girls school along with how to iron velvet on a velvet board and how to bone a chicken keeping it in one piece. I also know how to address all dignatories from the Commonwealth but I'm not aware that I've ever met one. If I have I did it wrong.

[chickengrandma-2008]

Obviously my school wasn't as posh as yours.  We learnt how to make a bed (with hospital corners) how to clean shoes and how to wash our brush and comb.  Looks like we were heading for lives as ladies maids!!!  

[chickengrandma-2008]

And, 50 years later I STILL have the openings in the pillow slips AWAY from the door to the room!  

[rose2008-2008]

i do that aswell CG and i cannot even remember why?. I think i must have been taught to do it by mum or dad!!!.

[right-then-petal]

i do that hahaha

[ed_blackadder_1]

I have been buying the metal poppies that fix to your jacket as I always used to lose the paper ones, I have 6 now and I have them in a circle on my work jacket, I also have a wrist band.

[stan3502]

[captainbovine]

exactly! wear it proudly!!!

[notgrumpyreally]

And possibly on the right side>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[saasher2012]

It doesn't matter how or where you wear your Poppy, it's what you feel inside for the boys then & now & why we are remembering them I'm sorry ! & also the girls in service as well as all the civilians. Quite correct as the other post said. Wear with pride!!. Sam

[ginap.123]

The Legion video states one side for civilians & other side for ex military (can't remember what side now & hubby is an ex para), currently serving forces members would wear in thier hatband or on thier beret.

[mikelayuk]

I find they twist around anyway, and the green leaf tends to come loose and droop no matter where it starts off.

This year I've bought a little metal one. The leaf is at 11 o'clock on that (based on having the date the right way up).

[twishy123]

My Father always said that the leaf should be at 11 o'clock... to signify the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month...

I have no idea if this is right but it's nice to think that it's true....

[notgrumpyreally]

Bit off topic but if there are any fans of The Archers Omnibus, don't forget it will start at 9.30 this Sunday!

I think it's lovely that there could be 'right' ways of wearing a poppy. Shows more thought.