THE DAFFODIL
Added on: 1st Mar 2014
IN COMPARISON WITH THE ANCIENT WELSH ASSOCIATIONS OF THE LEEK,
THE DAFFODIL HAS ONLY RECENTLY ASSUMED A POSITION OF
NATIONAL IMPORTANCE. AN INCREASINGLY POPULAR FLOWER
DURING THE 19TH CENTURY, ESPECIALLY AMONG WOMEN,
ITS STATUS WAS ELEVATED BY THE WELSH-BORN PRIME MINISTER
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE,
WHO WORE IT ON ST DAVID'S DAY AND
USED IT IN CEREMONIES IN 1911 TO MARK THE INVESTITURE OF
THE PRINCE OF WALES AT CAERNARFON.
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