Need ID on these Marlborough Military miniature figures Blue w/ white Dots (1 Viewer)

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Still working on IDing figures. These are marked MMM Made in Wales and I can't even image what they represent. The woman is holding a cup with a Red Cross, but couldn't find anything that matched. Thanks for the help in advance.
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Simos
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This is a easy one for me, my Mum came from the East End of London and told me of them.

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They are Pearly Kings and Queens, known as pearlies, are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England.

More info from Wiki here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearly_Kings_and_Queens

John
 
Featured in the original "Mary Poppins" from Disney, too, if I remember correctly.

Prost!
Brad
 
They were part of the famous figures single figure line sold in individual blue boxes. Others in the series were Buffalo Bill Cody, Red Cloud, Winston Churchill, King Henry VIII, Queen Victoria, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and more that I am forgetting.
Tom
 
Just found these figures in Star Collectables brochure from 1984. They were part of Colorful London set M13 which includedColdstream Guard full-dress at attention, Yeoman of the Guard at attention with axw,1 each trumpeter of household , cavalary at attention and 1 Pearly King and Queen. You never know what you will find if you look hard enough.
Thanks again for all the help.
Simos
 

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