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Monday, 27 September 2010

Pearly Royalty

The harvest festival celebrated by Pearly royalty and the various mayors of the East London boroughs was celebrated at guild hall yesterday.
These three look very fine in their 'whistle and flutes'.

Their what? Aha an introduction to Cockney rhyming slang, the language of east enders originating in the 19th century.
So what is whistle and flute? Suit.

12 comments:

  1. They look so happy. I wonder if the costumes are heavy with all those pearl buttons.

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  2. I love it when I learn something new! Lots of smiles here!

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  3. Um...wow...they are sparkly. Looks like fun though.

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  4. That's a lot of pieces of flare... They do, however, look adorable!
    Blessings.
    j
    www.gfinkfamily.blogspot.com
    Beneath the Acacia Tree

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  5. I hadn't heard of this before. What a wonderful tradition. Those three in your photo certainly do look lik the real thing don't they? Very regal and royal indeed as is the colour purple.

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  6. Son estupendas, buena forma de entender la fotografía.

    felicidades

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  8. Wow - those are quite the "get ups!"

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  9. Wow, those are crazy, fun suits!

    I don't remember who gave a Cockney rhyming slang lesson in the past, but I thought it fun. I suck at it though. ;)

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  10. A wonderful tradition that is unique to London. Thanks for my daily fix!

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  11. Those are quite the outfits!!!

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