The Pearly Commandments.

Outside the Church of St Martin-in the Fields, Covent Garden.

I came across this on the web, The Pearly Kings and Queens must take their commitment very seriously by setting up "The Nine Commandments", Here they are:

• Thou shalt promote The Guild and the Pearly heritage and be fully familiar with our history.

• Thou shalt respect fellow Brother and Sister Pearlies and be faithful to The Guild.

• Thou shalt respect our honorable tradition and not misuse Pearly cloth for personal financial gain.

• Thou shalt try to attend all events for the good of The Guild (so get on ya plates of meat down the frog ‘n’ toad)

• Thou shalt try to attend all General Meetings (unless you’ve got a bloody good reason not to)

• Thou shalt hold his or her opinion with regard to public affairs whilst in Pearls and not bring disgrace to fellow Pearlies. (So don’t get Brahms and Liszt)

• Thou shalt always be fully dressed in your Pearly whistle & flute and badge of honor at official events. (So leave ya dicky dirt & Peckham Rye at home)

• Thou shalt help fellow Brothers and Sisters in times of ill health or any other problems and support each other at all times.

• Thou shalt always show in your public work in Pearls the cheerful Cockney spirit and adhere to the doctrine that Pearlies spell charity L.O.V.E.

Pearly King's and Queens attending the Harvest Festival.