A poppy field near York as the UK and France prepare to commemorate the Battle of the Somme on Thursday June 30, 2016. The Queen and senior royals will lead the nation in remembrance to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Events across the UK and in France will commemorate the start of the battle on July 1 1916, a day that became the bloodiest in British military history with almost 20,000 dead. (Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
