{
  "id": 11213972,
  "title": "What a Pearly King taught me about Cockney rhyming slang and East London history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/what-a-pearly-king-taught-me-about-cockney-rhyming-slang-and-east",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T14:13:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/01/nx-s1-5928148/pearly-king-peckham-george-major-london-cockney"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In mother-of-pearl suits, the Pearly Kings used to canvass East London for charity. The most famous one, George Major, died in August. A look back on this larger-than-life figure and the Pearly King tradition.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}