Members of the Traveller community dressed to the nines as they took to London’s Harrods for a big Easter meet-up yesterday.

There were bustling scenes on Saturday when dozens took to Knightsbridge for the traditional event that sees youngsters mingle near the department store.

Prior to the meet-up, content creators shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse of their preparations for the annual occasion.

Dakota, who goes by @dakota.deahna, piled on the designer accessories in her ‘get ready with me’ clip, which racked up over 50 thousand views.

‘Come get ready with me to travel up to London for the traveller day out,’ she began before showing her dress from Zara.

She added a pair of Valentino heels, a £1,450 Louis Vuitton handbag, a pair of Fendi sunglasses, and a Chanel brooch to her outfit.

Elsewhere, content creator Lindy Walls started her preparation for the event on Friday night.

She said: ‘Get ready with me for London, it’s a big meet-up and we’re all going. I did my hair the night before and I’ve just done my makeup, so come get dressed with me.’

Traveller women have shared footage of themselves preparing for a meet-up outside Harrods on Saturday, including Lindy Walls (pictured)

Lindy added a spritz of perfume over her pink dress and was ready to go after packing a pair of flat shoes to ensure her comfort on the way back.

Elsewhere, Rebecca Smith gained over 130 thousand views on a video of herself all glammed up with friends inside the department store.

Influencer Mary Bridget Stanley, who boasts over 900 thousand followers, shared a clip of how she completed her makeup for the event.

‘Come do my makeup with me for the big traveller meet-up in London outside Harrods,’ she said before showing her followers how she achieved the glamorous look.

After the event, TikTok was filled with clips of the large gathering, including one by @matrixoflondon showing youngsters hanging around and chatting to each other.

The large gathering left some people puzzled, but MailOnline understands the gathering takes place every year.

Influencer Mary Bridget Stanley (pictured) showed her followers how she achieved her glamorous makeup look for the occasion

Rebecca Smith shared a clip with her friends (pictured) inside the London-based department store

Content creator Dakota (pictured) completed her outfit with a Louis Vuitton bag and a pair of Fendi sunglasses

One local explained on Reddit ‘I have had my doorbell rung quite a few times over the years on weekends by gypsies and even Hyde Park picnickers asking about public toilets’.

‘To say I was bewildered the first time I saw them just congregating outside Harrods would be an understatement,’ they wrote.

‘I’m not British and I had no idea about the gypsy culture here. All I saw one fine Saturday afternoon were dozens upon dozens of young people decked out in designer clothes (almost all the guys were wearing Canada Goose and the women, identical Louboutin heels).’

One female who said she had attended explained the reason behind the meet, but felt ‘there was no point going any more’.

She said on TikTok: ‘So basically a group of travellers meet-up outside the front of Harrods for a chat. Come from god knows where.

‘Years ago people used to chat, but now people think their own s**t don’t stink and will look you up and down.

‘There’s no point going, no one socialises any more. But yeah, I had a lovely time yesterday because I went with the right company.’

It has previously been suggested that the travellers meet up outside of Harrods to find a partner.

One traveller, named Suzy, opened up on TikTok last year that the community headed to the store and other meet ups, including at Thorpe Park Fright Night, dressed in their ‘skimpiest outfit’ when looking for romance.

‘How to get yourself a traveller man… first you’ve got to go to a meet,’ she said.

‘For example, a lot of travellers have little meeting places.

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‘It’ll happen a few times a year… Thorpe Park for Fright Night, standing outside Harrods near Christmas, Winter Wonderland.

‘Those are just a few that’s coming up.

‘Go to one of them places and make sure you’re dressed up to the nines, and I mean dressed up.

‘Your furry sliders out, your fake Louboutins.’

According to The Sun, she advised women to make sure their makeup was ‘heavy’ and when they ‘eye up the traveller boy, make sure you give him “the look”‘.

Travellers descended on Winter Wonderland in December in what is also fast becoming a tradition for the community and has been dubbed their new ‘Appleby Horse Fair’.

Influencer Mary Kate Jones uploaded a ‘get ready with me’ video to TikTok where she boasted a full face of makeup and showed off her glamorous outfit sporting items from outlets like Zara and Shein.

But she also bemoaned the treatment her community gets from some establishments.

Ms Jones claimed: ‘They don’t like us going to pubs or you can’t even go into Harrods – you’ll get stopped on the door. They won’t let you go into Harrods but they’ll let non-Travellers go in. It’s just crazy. So literally we’re chucked out in the cold like dogs.’

MailOnline has contacted Harrods and the Met Police for comment.