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_pearly-king-who-inspired-del-boy-campaigns-to-keep-cockney-tradition-alive.jpg "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/>\")
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_aston-villa-complete-turnaround-to-secure-3-1-win-over-bournemouth.webp "Birmingham World reporter Charlie Haffenden reacts to Aston Villa 3-1 AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.")
_football-fans-unite-to-call-for-bans-for-chelsea-supporters-who-targeted-declan-rice-with-vile-chants-about-his-girlfrie.webp "Football fans are uniting to call for Chelsea to ban a group of supporters who sang abusive chants about Arsenal and England star Declan Rice and his girlfriend.<br/><br/>Rice was targeted by Chelsea fans during Arsenal's 5-0 win over the Blues on Monday, after his long-term partner, Lauren Fryer, deleted all of her Instagram pictures having receiving a barrage of abuse online over her appearance.<br/><br/>Lauren, 25, who is the childhood sweetheart of Arsenal's Rice, also 25, wiped all posts from her Instagram page in recent days after finding herself the target of cruel online trolls.<br/><br/>The trolling made its way into the real world on Tuesday, however, with footage shared to X. formerly Twitter, showing Rice to be the target of vile chants from Chelsea fans. <br/><br/>Footage from the away end at the Emirates on Tuesday showed a group of supporters singing a chant that referred to Rice's 'bird'.<br/><br/>Rice appeared to be getting ready to take a corner in front of the away end of the club he played for as a youth between 2006 and 2013.")
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_zendaya-and-florence-pugh-tell-us-how-they-really-feel-about-pauls-decisions-at-the-end-of-39dune-part-239.webp "The ending of Dune: Part 2 is here, and despite all the major deaths, nothing hurt more than Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides proverbially stabbing Zendaya’s Chani in the back during its conclusion. During the grand finale for the sequel, Paul Atreides takes his place as the Fremen’s messiah and demands that Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan take his hand in marriage in order to strengthen the houses. In light of the ending, CinemaBlend asked Zendaya and Pugh to weigh in on Paul’s decisions. <br/><br/>The Dune conclusion is especially gutting after seeing Paul and Chani form a romantic connection as he learns the way of the desert from the Fremen and becomes accepted as one of their people. After Paul declared to Chani “I will love you as long as I breathe,” how could he do this to her?")
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