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Meet London's 'other' royal family: Pearly Kings and Queens

Mayors of London's boroughs dance around the maypole during the Pearly Kings and Queens annual harvest festival at the Guildhall in London. (Reuters)

Donna Maria, Queen of the Maypole, leads dancing during the Pearly Kings and Queens annual harvest festival at the Guildhall in London. (Reuters)

Pearly Kings and Queens dance around the maypole during the annual harvest festival. (Reuters)

Pearly Kings and Queens sing traditional songs during the annual harvest festival at the Guildhall in London. (Reuters)

Originating in 19th-Century Victorian England, the pearly kings and queens have become icons of London life and maintain a lifelong commitment to raise money for charity. (Reuters)

The Pearly Queen of Royal Greenwich, Ethel the Pearly Pug and the Pearly Princess of Highgate take their seats before the Pearly Kings and Queens annual harvest festival at the Guildhall in London. (Reuters)

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