Emirates Palace prepares flowers for Valentine’s Day - in pictures

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  Flowers delivered early in the morning by delivery man, Rashtaqullah Khan.

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  A staff member checks the flower inventory for account records before moving them inside the cooling fridge. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National

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  Flowers delivered early in the morning by Rashtaqullah Khan. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National

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  Preparing some of the hotel's 2,000 floral arrangements. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National

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  Red Tulips arrive in an early morning delivery. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National

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  Team members prepare arrangements. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National

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  To celebrate Valentine’s, Docto and her team have to produce complimentary arrangements for every female guest who will arrive at the hotel. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National

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  For arrangements that appear throughout the hotel, Docto creates a sample that the junior members of her team then copy exactly. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National

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  To decorate every Palace Suite takes two days, so Docto keeps a full set of 35 arrangements permanently on-hand, just in case a suite is needed at short notice. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National

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  Areas include the hotel’s 16 Palace Suites, each of which is decorated with 35 arrangements that not only have to match the decor of the interiors, but that also have to be fragrance-free to avoid any risk of a guest suffering from an allergic reaction. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National

We take a look behind-the-scenes at the work it takes to get Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi ready for Valentine’s Day.