Prince William and Princess Kate will celebrate 15 years of marriage this April, but their wedding florist is celebrating right now. Shane Connolly, the owner of Shane Connolly & Company—known as the “Floral Alchemists”—and co-founder of the Sustainable Church Flowers Movement, has been appointed an MBE. The royally-approved florist, who also provided flowers for the King and Queen's 2005 wedding and the 2023 coronation, said the honor made him feel “old but incredibly fortunate.”
Speaking to the BBC, Connolly said, “you don't do anything thinking that you're going to get acknowledgement, so it was very strange because I never expected it.” The florist, who focuses on sustainable practices, says he hopes to "rekindle people's interest in seasonal British grown flowers.”
