Pearly Kings and Queens event

On Sunday, I attended the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Event in Guildhall. This is an annual event where all the Pearly Kings and Queens are wonderfully decked out in all their colourful shiny outfits. The event started witb entertainment outside the Guildhall with marching bands and music, followed by a harvest festival at St Mary-Le-Bow. At the start of the entertainment at Guildhall, the mayors had to all dance round the maypole which added to the fun of the occasion, along with probably one or two embarrassing pictures!

It was great to attend this event, Pearly Kings and Queens are part of the culture and tradition of London and it's create to celebrate that tradition, but also to give thanks for their charitable work. This includes the Whitechapel Mission near the city, which serves one of the most deprived communities in the whole of the UK along with giving support to homeless people. At the harvest festival each mayor also presents a hamper which goes to the Whitehchapel Mission - a very worthy cause and helping those most in need. It was also a long-time since I was last at a Harvest Festival, and it was great to hear all the traditional harvest hymns which brought back so many memories.