Tower of London Poppies Artist Receives Death Threats

The artist whose installation inspired millions to visit the Tower of London has revealed he received death threats from people angry that armed services charities stood to benefit.

Paul Cummins, who has been awarded an MBE along with designer Tom Piper, said the police were called in after threats came by email, phone and letter.

Millions of people queued in all weathers to see the Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red installation, which saw 888,246 ceramic poppies progressively fill the moat at the Tower - one for each British or colonial military death during the First World War.

“The threats came, I suppose, because they felt that the money was going to charities which in some way were involved in war”