Pupils past and present maintained a 108-year-old tradition at Colston's Girls' School.

They wore bronze chrysanthemums to the Commemoration Day event at Bristol Cathedral in memory of their founder Edward Colston.

Principal Lesley Jones said: "Wearing a bronze chrysanthemum is an enduring tradition. It's such an old tradition that no one really knows where it came from, but it is believed to have been Edward Colston's favourite flower."

Penny Little who belongs to the Old Girls' Society said: "We all understood it was Edward Colston's favourite flower. It was colder then and this would have been one of the few flowers that bloomed in November."

Old Girls and teachers return to Commemoration Day in November each year. It is thought that over the years more than 60,000 chrysanthamums have been worn for Commemoration.