help for Heroes / Royal British Legion

[STN Ramp Rat]

I don’t wish to be controversial but I am interested in the forces view,

I was at a large event yesterday that was attended by the Army Air Corps and Navy recruitment teams, both were actively collecting for the “Help for Heroes” charity but there was no evidence of collections on behalf of the Royal British Legion. Help for Heroes wrist bands were being distributed but no poppies, this I found odd.

Is “Help for Heroes” superseding the legion as the principle charity of the forces and if so why?