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George Major, known as the Pearly King of Peckham, wears his blinged-out suit in 2024. He died in August at age 88.
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What a Pearly King taught me about Cockney rhyming slang and East London history
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A plane carrying passengers from an earlier Flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia arrives at Ben Gurion Airport on Sept. 30, 2026, in Tzafria, Israel.
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A street vendor sells campaign flags of presidential candidates Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro and current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday.
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