Juan Famenias Floris arrived in England from his native island of Menorca to seek his fortune.

Floris initially set up business as a barber shop and comb-maker; however missing the aromas and sensations of his Mediterranean youth, he and his wife Elizabeth began making and selling perfume.

In this year, however, to satisfy growing consumer demand, a new factory was established in Devon, opened by Diana, Princess of Wales.

[5] A new bespoke fragrance service began in 2006 for which customers are invited into the Floris perfumery which sits to the rear of the Jermyn Street premises.

[12] Al Pacino's character in Scent of a Woman famously declared he knew the 'woman in his sights' was wearing a Floris fragrance.