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_pearly-king-who-inspired-del-boy-campaigns-to-keep-cockney-tradition-alive.webp "One of the last remaining 'Pearly Kings' who was the inspiration behind Del Boy is fighting to keep the Cockney tradition alive - saying there are only around 12 left.<br/><br/>George Major, 86, who was crowned The Pearly King of Peckham more than 65 years ago, said there were once more than 400 like him.<br/><br/>But he says he is now only one of around a dozen left carrying the torch. <br/><br/>He still wears his original pearls with pride to welcome visitors six days a week at the world's only Cockney museum that he set up four years ago.<br/><br/>But he said the younger generation were shying away from the east end Victorian tradition - and it was now in grave danger of dying out for good.<br/><br/>And launching his new campaign to 'save the pearlies' he said it was vital more awareness of its history and meaning was passed down.<br/><br/>George grew up working on the market in the south-London suburb from the age of four and was such a major inspiration behind the classic sitcom Only Fools and Horses he was named “Del Boy the First”. <br/><br/>He recalls being followed at the time by the show's writer John Sullivan while he worked as a costermonger with 'Granddad Fred' and a 'lanky bloke' they called the 'plonker.'<br/><br/>The similarities don't end there - with multiple tales of his exploits being used on the show. <br/><br/>He famously once sold 'Cockney smog' - milk bottles filled with exhaust fumes - to American tourists - that's believed to be the inspiration behind the famous 'Peckham Spring' episode.<br/><br/>He was crowned the Pearly King of Peckham aged 20 - and has been collecting items ever since.<br/><br/>George now spends his days showing visitors around his museum near Epsom, Surrey, and taking his cheerful pearly way to groups, events and nursing homes - but said he was sad schools no longer invited him in for talks.<br/><br/>He said: “In 1930 there were around 400 genuine pearlies but now there are only about a dozen or so of us left.<br/><br/>“The museum helps to keep the Pearly tradition alive by teaching new generations about it.<br/><br/>\")
_lindsay-124-lindsay-name-meaning-124-girl-name-meaning-124-lellis-island-2023.webp "Baby Names")
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_more-bad-news-for-shirley-strawberry39s-soon-to-be-ex-nesto-williams.webp "Pam Esq.-The Law Intellect")
_artistambayan-what-does-inowy-mean-for-vilmark.webp "As he prepares to release his new single, Vilmark shares the meaning of ‘INOWY’ and what it symbolizes related to his personal life.<br/><br/><br/>Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/live/9uMvbLj8up4<br/><br/>")
_lindsay-lohan-interviews-lindsay-lohan-124-bustle.webp "Bustle")
_lindsay-lohan-jingle-bell-rock-from-9234mean-girls9234.webp "Lindsay Lohan Music")
_hallam-fm-pulse-1-and-viking-fm-iconic-local-radio-stations-to-change-name-as-part-of-huge-rebrand.webp "As Hallam FM, Pulse 1 and Viking FM officially change their name this week as part of a huge rebrand, meaning the only shows broadcast locally are their breakfast shows and news headlines, we look back at how the original trailblazing heritage brand helped establish some of the industry’s most iconic names.")
Hallam FM, Pulse 1 and Viking FM: Iconic local radio stations to change name as part of huge rebrand
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_what-is-the-meaning-of-the-word-lindsay.webp "AVLexis")
_da-fani-willis-scared-of-fbi-investigation-after-federal-grand-jury-issues-subpoenas-to-dolton-mayor.webp "Truth EXPOSED")
DA Fani Willis SCARED OF FBI INVESTIGATION After Federal Grand Jury Issues Subpoenas To Dolton Mayor
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_man-76-has-run-every-london-marathon-since-the-first-in-1981.webp "A 76-year-old has run every London Marathon since the first in 1981.<br/><br/>Jeffrey Ralph Aston is one of six members of the exclusive London Marathon \")
_the-sound-of-music-1965.webp "The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise from a screenplay written by Ernest Lehman, and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, with Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, and Eleanor Parker. The film is an adaptation of the 1959 stage musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Lindsay and Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp and is set in Salzburg, Austria. It is a fictional retelling of her experiences as governess to seven children, her eventual marriage with their father Captain Georg von Trapp, and their escape during the Anschluss in 1938.")
_bytedance-has-no-plans-to-sell-tiktok-meaning-it-will-likely-be-banned-in-the-us.webp "ByteDance vows to retain ownership of TikTok amid US crisis.")
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