The unlikely City florist that once served royalty. 👑

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Forgot Valentine's Day? You could grab a
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last minute bunch from the supermarket
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or you could nip into the florist that
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once made bouquets for royalty. Tucked
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away in the city of London is a little
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shop called Longman's. Squeeze between a
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dry cleaners and a10 ago barber. It may
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not look like much from the outside, but
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this is the florest that once made the
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wedding bouquets for none other than
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Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana.
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They've been in the city since 1896.
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Though, as you may have guessed, the
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concrete shaded shop that remains today
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is not the original. It actually started
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out as a barber shop selling button
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holes nearby on Mark Lane and since then
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has moved between a number of homes in
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the square mile under original founder
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Halbert Longman, his son Martin Longman,
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and his son David Longman. It was sold
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out the family in 2007, but still
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retains florist like Mary Burke, who has
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been with the shop for over 40 years.
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Same craft, same care.

The unlikely City florist that once served royalty. 👑

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