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Florists at work on the arrangements for the Royal Civic Reception held in the tearooms of the C.M. Ross building. The floral arrangement included 1000 roses, 800 carnations, 800 gladioli and more. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954. L-R: V. Hart, Patricia Mason (florist from Feilding), unidentified, unidentified, Margaret O'Brien (floral artist, Massey College). The donor, Shirley Welch (nee Cleland) was O'Brien's assistant.

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Object type
Image
Relation
2019-70
Date
January 6, 1954
Digitisation ID
2019P_2019-70_028534
Format
B&W print

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