Piccadilly flower girls to attend society 's flower ball . Polly and Nell , who have sold their flowers beneath Eros ' s statue in Piccadilly Circus , London , for years , are to be the guests of hundreds of well - known society people attending the Flower Ball . They will be welcomed by Lady Carisbrooke , daughter - in - law of Princess Beatrice and a miniature Eros is to be erected in the ballroom to make them feel ' at home ' . Polly and Nell are said to be the most famous flower girls in the world . Polly Beecham ( seated ) and Nell ( Lizzie Sanger ) , photographed beneath Eros in Piccadilly Circus . 12 May 1933