If we don't get a glimpse of a few pearly kings and queens in the London 2012 Opening Ceremony then, cor blimey guvnor, you can knock me down wiv a fevver. These, after all, are the Games slap bang in ...

The pearly king of Woolwich and his mouse turned heads at the Modern Cockney Festival The Modern Cockney Festival concluded recently with the dialect being officially recognised as a community ...

As the Modern Cockney Festival enters its third year, people in south east England with a Cockney connection reflect on what it means to them. Throughout March, the month-long event organised by Grow ...

The Pearly Kings and Queens, known for their button-festooned costumes, preserve a charitable tradition that began in the Victorian era and became a symbol of the city’s working-class culture. By ...

East London is synonymous with the accent, slang and traditions of Cockneys but a trip to Surrey's very own museum showed me there appears to be a new home for the capital's most iconic traditions.

In popular lore, being born within earshot of the bells of St Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside, in the City of London (known as the Bow bells) is the defining quality of a true cockney. It's a charismatic myth ...