Pearly kings and queens at the Harvest festival – in pictures

A pearly queen smiles in the Guildhall Yard in the City of London Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Pearly kings and queens congregate outside St Mary-le-Bow church, situated on Cheapside in the City of London Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Doreen Hannam, the pearly queen of Hornsey, sits in the Guildhall Yard Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Performers dressed as Victorians walk past the Bank of England as they celebrate the pearly costermongers' Harvest festival Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Dancing and singing in the Guildhall Yard Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Three pearly queens deep in conversation Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

The pearly queen of Crystal Palace and pearly princess of Woolwich watch the festivities Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Maypole dancers perform in the Guildhall Yard Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

A close look at a uniform Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Members of Royal Liberty Morris, a group of traditional English Morris dancers, sit on a bench before performing Photograph: Kevin Coombs/Reuters

Just enough time for a last-minute adjustment Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

A sea of pearl buttons Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images