Talk:Leverton & Sons

A fact from Leverton & Sons appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Leverton & Sons were given the coffin of Elizabeth II when they were appointed funeral directors to the Royal Household in 1991?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2022/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leverton & Sons.

Wikipedia

Death Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Death, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Death on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.DeathWikipedia:WikiProject DeathTemplate:WikiProject DeathDeath articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

United Kingdom Low‑importance

	United Kingdom portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United Kingdom, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the United Kingdom on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.United KingdomWikipedia:WikiProject United KingdomTemplate:WikiProject United KingdomUnited Kingdom articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

This article was created or improved during the "The 20,000 Challenge: UK and Ireland", which started on 20 August 2016 and is still open. You can help!

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 21:44, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(

Comment or view
Article history

)

... that Leverton & Sons were given the coffin of Elizabeth II when they were appointed funeral directors to the Royal Household in 1991? Source: " Ils ont hérité des cercueils de la reine et du duc d'Édimbourg des anciens entrepreneurs funèbres en 1991" which I translate as:"They inherited the coffins of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh from the old funeral directors in 1991." from: Média, Prisma. "Le saviez-vous ? Le prince Philip a fait construire son cercueil il y a plus de 30 ans - Gala". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2022. also: "It is thought the Queen’s casket was made by Henry Smith in Battersea and was inherited by Leverton." from: Kirby, Dean (8 September 2022). "What happens after the Queen's death, from period of mourning to lying in state and funeral". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ALT1: ... that Leverton & Sons, the current funeral directors to the Royal Household, have also arranged the funerals of George Orwell, Kenneth Williams and Margaret Thatcher? Source: "Levertons, which has overseen funerals from George Orwell and Kenneth Williams to Princess Diana and the Queen Mother," from: Milmo, Cahal (2 July 2010). "How to go out with a bang: Spectacular funerals". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2022.. Detail of their work in Thatcher's funeral is from: Shute, Joe (20 April 2013). "'After the funeral, I toasted her at home with a single malt'". Daily Telegraph.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wes Freed
- Comment: Perhaps run on the day of the funeral of Elizabeth II (expected to be 19 September)?

Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:44, 10 September 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing... New enough, long enough, copyvio<6%, hooks in article, referenced, QPQ provided. Will complete soon, comment noted. Whispyhistory (talk) 05:02, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
...Hooks in article followed by citations to references containing hook facts. Request to run "on the day of the funeral of Elizabeth II", Whispyhistory (talk) 09:08, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]