Template:Did you know nominations/Shane Connolly (florist)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 23:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Shane Connolly (florist)

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... that Shane Connolly has provided flowers for two royal weddings and the coronation of Charles III?

Source: "Coronation flowers: Shane Connolly's floral arrangement fit for a king ... He arranged the flowers for the wedding of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort in St George's Chapel, Windsor, in 2005. In 2011 his services were called upon again for the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales at Westminster Abbey." from: "Coronation flowers: Shane Connolly's floral arrangement fit for a king". BBC News. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

ALT1: ... that Shane Connolly decorated Westminster Abbey with 20-foot tall (6 m) field maples for the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton? Source: "Trees have played a vital role in both of Mr Connolly's royal wedding arrangements. ... The Field Maples lining Westminster Abbey for Prince William and Catherine's wedding became famous but Mr Connolly admitted they were not his original intention." from:"Coronation flowers: Shane Connolly's floral arrangement fit for a king". BBC News. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2024. "we talk about 20-foot trees, they are lost slightly in the grandeur of the Abbey" from c. 32:50 of "Gardeners' Corner, The King's Garden: A Gardeners' Corner special". BBC Radio Ulster. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 910 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 08:59, 18 November 2024 (UTC).

looks good to me; checks all the boxes on the list. I also gave the article some copyedits on wording to hopefully make it read a bit better. Personally, I prefer ALT1, although I believe a hook based on was later commissioned to make a copy of his wedding bouquet in artificial flowers to be exhibited alongside Camilla's wedding dress could be neat. I'd propose:

... that Shane Connolly made an artificial copy of his work for the Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles to be displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum alongside Camilla's wedding dress?

as an ALT2 to consider. --PixDeVl ~~yell~~ talk to me! 02:11, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks PixDeVl; I am happy for either hook to run - Dumelow (talk) 05:21, 25 November 2024 (UTC)