ˌɔn sˈɪks sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wˌɛn ðə sˈɛɹᵻməni ʌv tʃˈɛɹɪŋ ʌvðə bˈɑːɹd tˈʊk plˈeɪs æt ðə nˈæʃənəl ˈaɪstɪdfˌɑːd, hˈɛld æt bˈɜːkənhˌɛd pˈɑːɹk, ˈɪŋɡlənd, ðɪ ɐdʒˈuːdᵻkˌeɪɾɚz ɐnˈaʊnst ðætðə wˈɪnɪŋ ˈɛntɹi hɐdbɪn səbmˈɪɾᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðə sˈuːdoʊnˌɪm flˈʊɹ də lˈaɪz.
On 6 September 1917, when the ceremony of Chairing of the Bard took place at the National Eisteddfod, held at Birkenhead Park, England, the adjudicators announced that the winning entry had been submitted under the pseudonym Fleur de Lys.