Talk:State visit by Elizabeth II to Spain

A fact from State visit by Elizabeth II to Spain 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 in 1988, Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to make an official visit to Spain?

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/State visit by Elizabeth II to Spain.

Wikipedia

British Royalty Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject British Royalty (a child project of the Royalty and Nobility Work Group), an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to British Royalty on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you should visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.British RoyaltyWikipedia:WikiProject British RoyaltyTemplate:WikiProject British RoyaltyBritish royalty articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

International relations Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject International relations, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of International relations 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.International relationsWikipedia:WikiProject International relationsTemplate:WikiProject International relationsInternational relations articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Politics of the United Kingdom Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Politics 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.Politics of the United KingdomWikipedia:WikiProject Politics of the United KingdomTemplate:WikiProject Politics of the United KingdomPolitics of the United Kingdom articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Spain Low‑importance

	Spain portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Spain, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Spain 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.SpainWikipedia:WikiProject SpainTemplate:WikiProject SpainSpain articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

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) 07:30, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(

Comment or view
Article history

)

... that in 1988, Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to make an official visit to Spain? Source: New York Times: [1] I'm now paywalled the day after using this article, but Ctrl+F for the word "first"
- ALT1: ... that when she became the first British monarch to make an official visit to Spain in 1988, Elizabeth II requested not to be served garlic? Source: El Comercio: [2] (syndicated to other Vocento group local newspapers) "Al cocinero guipuzcoano le dejaron bien claro que no podría servir bogavante ni langosta (que sería la estrella del menú inglés al día siguiente) y que en la comida no debía haber ni rastro de ajo... La prohibición del ajo en las comidas a las que asiste cualquier miembro de la familia real británica es un hecho verídico sustentado en el deber, el protocolo y en los «gajes del oficio»: se evita a toda costa que ingieran alimentos capaces de producir mal aliento o pesadez de estómago, ya que habitualmente tienen que saludar a muchas personas, hablar con ellas o asistir a diversos actos sociales después de comer."
  "They made it very clear to the chef from Gipuzkoa that he could not serve lobster (which would be the highlight of the English menu the next day) and that the food could not have even a trace of garlic...The prohibition of garlic at meals attended by any member of the British royal family is a true fact based on duty, protocol and "tricks of the trade": it is avoided at all costs that they eat food capable of causing bad breath or stomach issues, given that they usually have to greet many people, talk to them or attend various social events after eating"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tova Friedman
- Comment: Please modify the hook if the bolded part is too long, or too clumsy - it's clearly not an easy title to fit into a hook.

Created by Unknown Temptation (talk). Self-nominated at 18:03, 14 September 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Hi Unknown Temptation, review follows: article crated 13 September and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't find any issues with overly close paraphrasing from the NYT, will have to AGF on the other sources which are in Spanish or subscription only; hooks are interesting, check out to sources cited (El Comercio is clear that it was the first official visit and gives the earlier unofficial visits) and are mentioned in the article; I prefer ALT0, as I already knew that garlic is generally banned from the Royal table (ie. it is not specific to Spain or foreign travel); a QPQ has been carried out. Looks good to me. Could run on the date of her funeral (19 September), as there's a bit of a Elizabeth II theme to DYK that day - Dumelow (talk) 07:11, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]