Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival 2012

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Participants march together during the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival at London's Guildhall.

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Each year the Pearly Kings & Queens come together from every borough of London to welcome the new season in style.

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Participants at the podium.

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Participants converse.

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Each year the Pearly Kings & Queens come together from every borough of London to welcome the new season in style, and boy what a style they have.

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Each year the Pearly Kings & Queens come together from every borough of London to welcome the new season in style, and boy what a style they have.

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The festival starts in the afternoon at Guildhall Yard and continues with a parade to St Mary-le-Bow church for a harvest festival service at 3pm.

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Participants sit together in red suits.

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What better way to celebrate the change of seasons than with Maypole dancing, Morris dancing and a marching band; and at the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival you can do just that.

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The festival starts in the afternoon at Guildhall Yard and continues with a parade to St Mary-le-Bow church for a harvest festival service at 3pm.

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What better way to celebrate the change of seasons than with Maypole dancing, Morris dancing and a marching band.

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The festival starts in the afternoon at Guildhall Yard and continues with a parade to St Mary-le-Bow church for a harvest festival service at 3pm.

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The crowd at the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival.

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A marching band takes part in the Harvest Festival.

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Participants enter the festival.

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Celebrating The Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival at The Guildhall, London.

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Each year the Pearly Kings & Queens come together from every borough of London to welcome the new season in style.

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Each year the Pearly Kings & Queens come together from every borough of London to welcome the new season in style.

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Chelsea Pensioners enjoying the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival.

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What better way to celebrate the change of seasons than with Maypole dancing, Morris dancing and a marching band at the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival.

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The annual Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival takes place at Guildhall with with various entertainment groups performing. A number of Chelsea pensioners were in attendance.

Since the Middle Ages the Guildhall has been the centre of Government for the City of London. The current building has stood in the geographical centre of the Square Mile since 1411. It holds the accolade of being the only stone secular building to survive first the Great Fire and then the Blitz.

The event took place at The Guildhall, City of London on Sunday 30th September 2012.