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	GO BRITANNIA! Travel Guide: London's East End - Pearly Kings and Queens
		The tradition of London's Pearly Kings and Queens began in Victorian times when a young orphan boy, Henry Croft, decided that since he shared his birthdate with Queen Victoria in the hope that he might share some of her glory.
		Pearly Kings and Queens were an 'aristocracy' of Victorian London costermongers.
		Pearly Kings and Queens were originally elected to safeguard their rights from competitors.
	www.britannia.com /travel/london/cockney/pearly.html (160 words)

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		Henry was born in 1862 and raised in an orphanage in Somers Town, London NW1.
		Pearlies are dedicated charity workers who are continually assisting with fund raising activities for a multitude of different organisations.
		The Pearlies are dedicated to helping the Church of St. Martins and all attend the Harvest Festival Service held on the first Sunday in October.
	www.the-old-sea-dog.net /uk21.html (646 words)

	Texas Medical Center NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A Pearly King and Queen recently visited the children of Shriners Hospital for Children in Houston during their visit to Houston for the British Festival, sponsored by the Daughters of the British Empire.
		Pearlies are dedicated charity workers who continually assist with fund-raising activities for a multitude of different organizations.
		The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens was initiated in 1875, by an orphan named Henry Croft.
	www.tmc.edu /tmcnews/11_15_01/page_19.html (206 words)

	Pearly Kings and Queens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Each individual area of London once had a king and his 'donna' (from the Italian for woman), as their wives / queens are sometimes called -- one for each of the London boroughs, one for the City of Westminster, and one for the City of London.
		The patterns used on pearly coats, which sometimes run in families, have special meanings, among them:
		Henry Croft's great-granddaughter is a Pearly, holding title to Somers Town.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pearly_King (284 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pearly Kings and Queens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		CULTURE UK One of the great traditions at the Epsom horseracing course, on the southern outskirts of London, on Derby Day is the arrival of the Pearly King and Queen in their decorated donkey-cart.
		Where there is a special charity drive the kings and queens ride in splendour on their decorated carts.
		It will be very sad if the tradition of the Pearly King and Queen dies out, as they are a very colourful part of London's history.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pearly-Kings-and-Queens (536 words)

	Guardian \| Shortcuts
		In Guildford county court this week, two parties of pearly kings and queens have been scrapping over a collection considered the crown jewels of the order: 14 jackets owned by the founders of the 150-year-old tradition.
		Proceedings were adjourned earlier this week, with the court yet to rule on whether the coats belong to George Davison, whose father was once the pearly king of Newham, or George Major, who in 1995 happened upon the costumes in the attic of the Dickens Inn in Lambeth.
		One might imagine that the pearly community was one big happy family of benevolent gorblimey chirpiness - but according to Pam Harman, of the London Pearly Kings and Queens Association, pearly world is riven by schisms and populated by imposters.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4704141-103680,00.html (1648 words)

	The Pearly Kings and Queens - London, UK : citynoise.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens was begun in 1875, by a small boy named Henry Croft.
		All of the Pearlies attended (roughly 400) and followed the coffin to Finchley Cemetery where Henry was buried.
		Pearlies continue to work hard raising money for charities and can often be seen around London participating in various Parades and Carnivals.
	www.citynoise.org /article/930 (1186 words)

	British Culture - British customs and British traditions in October
		And it is the street trader "kings" who have since become associated with elaborate suits bedecked with pearls.
		Nowadays the Pearly Kings and Queens are all members of the Pearly Kings' and Queens' Association which was founded in 1911.
		In 1975, the original Pearly Kings and Queens Association was reformed and today it is a charitable association.
	www.learnenglish.de /Temp/October/OctoberDates.htm (689 words)

	Pearly Kings and Queens - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Pearly Kings and Queens - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Each individual area of London once had a king and his 'donah', (as their wives / queens are sometimes called) -- one for each of the London boroughs, one for the City of Westminster, and one for the City of London.
		Pearly Queen is the title of a song, e.g.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Pearly_Kings_and_Queens (285 words)

	Button Bytes Light - Articles
		Of all the unusual guilds in London, the quaintest is that of the Pearlies.
		Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses are all entitled to wear pearl buttons; and, they can sew them in any pattern they choose.
		One Pearly Queen is quoted as saying: "The suits themselves may be handed down from one generation to another, if they remain fresh.
	www.tias.com /articles/buttons/archives/98_02_08/articles.html (2107 words)

	Pearly Queens/Kings
		It was this that started the tradition, which is still carried on by descendants of original Pearly Families, that the Kings do all the designs and sewing.
		All of the Pearlies attended (roughly 400) and they followed the coffin to where Henry was buried.
		They also hold a Memorial Service for past pearlies on the third Sunday in May. (They choose this date as it is the nearest to Henrys Croft's birthday, May 24th).
	www.ourwardfamily.com /pearly_queens_kings.htm (773 words)

	Freshwater Pearls \| American Museum of Natural History
		A unique sort of royalty emerged in London in the 1880s, when costermongers—street vendors selling fruits and vegetables—began decorating their trousers and jackets with rows of mother-of-pearl buttons.
		Soon London had 300 Pearly kings and queens "ruling" its various districts.
		As street peddling has declined, the Pearlies continue to appear in full regalia at events to raise money for hospitals and orphanages.
	www.amnh.org /exhibitions/pearls/fresh/pearlies.html (83 words)

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	The Royal Family > The Queen's Golden Jubilee > Jubilee Journal > West London
		In 2002 The Queen was present to unveil a stone commemorating the 1,100th anniversary of her ancestor's coronation.
		The Queen and Prince Philip then made their way to a large community event in Bushy Park at 3pm, where more than 20,000 people celebrated The Queen's Golden Jubilee with a picnic in the park.
		The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh went on to visit Gunnersbury Park and Museum, where a large crowd of children and wellwishers was gathered.
	www.royal.gov.uk /textonly/Page1461.asp (507 words)

	Surfin' England - October
		Pearly Kings and Queens are traditional cockney street vendors who gather for their annual church service.
		Although curious spectators won't be allowed inside the church, there'll be fine photo opportunities when the Pearlies line up on the steps before and after the service.
		During the service a Pearly King or Queen reads one of the lessons, while the congregation sings the hymns of the harvest season.
	www.wdr.de /tv/surfin-england/dyn/94974.phtml (457 words)

	London Parade
		The ‘Pearlies’ were started in 1875 by Henry Croft, a former Dr. Barnardo’s boy.
		The Pearly motto is ‘One Never Knows.’ In ‘them’ days, costers wore a flash of pearl buttons down the side of their trousers, and when Henry ‘become’ a road sweeper and rat catcher, if he found a pair in the street, he kept them to make a suit to help raise money for charity.
		Some of the Kings and Queens have travelled around the world, flying the flag for London, and raising money for charity.
	www.londonparade.co.uk /event/participants/details.asp?id=1149 (155 words)

	Fed II - Encyclopedia Galactica - Pearly Droids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pearly Droids carry on the proud East London charitable tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens from pre-atomic age of Earth.
		Drawn from droids manufactured by the E. Baley and Company Spitalfields facility in the early spacefaring era, Pearly Droids are instantly recognisable by the smoked pearl buttons covering their casings.
		Pearly Droids are heavily engaged in raising funds for charities, especially droid orphanages and hospices.
	www.ibgames.net /fed2/galactica/pearly.html (247 words)

	BBC News \| UK POLITICS \| Parliament salutes royal 'inspiration'
		The Queen Mother's "total and selfless devotion" to serving the UK was saluted by Tony Blair as he led Parliament's upbeat tributes to an "inspiring" royal.
		The land of pearly kings and queens were inspired by the sparkling monarch who picked her way through the rubble
		Charles Kennedy, the Liberal Democrat leader, said the Queen Mother's life was the story of the 20th Century and she was "the key bond between the monarchy and the people".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/1908721.stm (774 words)

	Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival, London - Whats On in London
		Witness a spectacular display as the original Pearly Kings and Queens gather in their buttoned suits for the annual Harvest Festival Service, held at the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square.
		The history of the Pearlies is distinctly Dickensian.
		He went on to inspire similar philanthropy in his friends and acquaintances and eventually there was a Pearly family for every London borough and the Pearly monarchy began.
	www.viewlondon.co.uk /whats_on_61763.html (179 words)

	Surfin' England - Pearly Kings and Queens
		The Pearly Kings and Queens tradition has its origins in 1875 and the work of Henry Croft.
		The altar and the pulpit are decorated with fruit; a Pearly King or Queen reads a lesson while the congregation sings the hymns of the harvest season.
		Although you won't be allowed inside the church, there'll be fine photo opportunities when the Kings and Queens line up on the steps before and after the service.
	www.wdr.de /tv/surfin-england/dyn/98825.phtml (347 words)

	This is Local London \| CommuniGate \| The London Pearly Kings and Queens Society
		The London Pearly Kings and Queens Society have been on-line now for over 2 years, and in that time we have received an excellent response.
		The website has been visited nearly 11,000 times since July 2003, which is a fantastic number, showing that interest in one of London's most fascinating traditions is still strong.
		The London Pearly Kings and Queens Society
	www.communigate.co.uk /london/pearlysociety/index.phtml (91 words)

	Current news / press releases
		Pearly Kings and Queens can often be seen participating in parades and fetes, dressed in their distinguished, ornate buttoned suits.
		Succession of Pearly royalty is typically done through bloodlines, as is the case in any royal family.
		As Pearlies, you have to be the right type of person and be prepared to be out of pocket.
	www.varietyclub.org.uk /news/viewstory.asp?newsid=148 (709 words)

	GREAT BRITISH PIERS - CHRIS CLUNN - WALKING THE PLANK PIER PHOTO EXHIBITION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		From Pearly Kings and Queens to Pavement Pounders and from Clowns to Celebrity Londoners.
		The 'Pearlies' are an institution in their own right, and are often referred to as the royal family for the people of London.
		Chris has a unique series of over 200 images of the Pearlies as they go about their duties, as well as formal portraits showing their distinctive suits ornamentred with thousands of pearl buttons in their full glory.
	www.greatbritishpiers.co.uk /chrisclunn.html (967 words)

	Pearly Kings and Queens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pearly Kings and Queens are so named because their outer clothes are covered in hundreds of pearl (or mother of pearl) buttons.
		Started in Victorian times by an orphan boy called Henry Croft who's birth date was the same as Queen Victoria who wanted to cash in on some of the glory of royalty by parading in public.
		The Pearly Kings and Queens were originally elected by costermongers (a hawker of fruit, vegetables, fish, etc) to act as champions of costermonger right from competition.
	www.vauxhallsociety.org.uk /Pearly.html (92 words)

	Culture UK - what makes the Britsh so ... British! Pearly Kings and Queens
		The 'Pearlies' were costermonger's…street vendors of fruit and vegetables, and their distinctive costumes are said to have sprung from the arrival of a big cargo of pearl-buttons from Japan in the 1860's.
		Each individual area of London had a king and his 'donah', (as the wives are called) and both were elaborately turned out.
		The London Pearly Kings and Queens Society http://www.pearlysociety.co.uk/
	www.historic-uk.com /CultureUK/PearlyKingsQueens.htm (292 words)

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	Untitled Document
		By the 1850’s the Coster Kings and Queens were sewing ‘flashes’ or lines of pearl buttons on their costumes.
		The Coster Kings and Queens started to cover their suits with pearly buttons too and by the turn of the century hundreds were decked out in individually designed outfits.
		Today’s Cockneys keep the traditions alive: Pearly royalty is passed down through families, massive collections are made for charity and community members are looked out for from birth to death, when they are given a proper send-off with all the trimmings.
	homepages.uel.ac.uk /cho3779s/signature_events/cockney/DOCS/past.htm (682 words)

	John Pollex Archive
		The second one in on the top row incorporates sgraffito and slip-trailing as part of the decoration, something I hadn't seen on any of the 16th and 17th century pots I'd looked at.
		The image shows a Pearly King and Queen with their family.
		The trailed "One never Knows" is the motto of the Pearly Kings and Queens tradition.
	www.johnpollex.co.uk /archive.htm (193 words)

	Pearly King and Queen Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Chairman of Epping Forest District Council, Councillor Richard Morgan, was a guest at the Pearly King and Queen Harvest Festival held at the Guild Hall on Sunday 26 September.
		The London Pearly Kings and Queens Society, originates from the 10th Century ‘costermongers’ (street traders) who organised fundraising for those in need and were renowned for their ornate pearl outfits and is still a very active organisation collecting for many charities in the Greater London area.
		Councillor Morgan said: “This was a wonderful event during which I had the opportunity to meet some of the Pearlies, who so proudly show off this unique and often forgotten aspect of London’s heritage, pageantry and costume.
	www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk /textonly/news/Pearly_Kings.asp (380 words)

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