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Yeoman Warder (Aka Beefeater) at HM Royal Palace the Tower of London. Chair of the Corps of Drums Society for the preservation of Drum and Fife music.
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Today I had the privilege of meeting ‘Howard’ 102 years old and a veteran of WWII. Landing on Utah beach during the D Day Landings. Visiting the tower before going onto visit the very beach he landed on 80 years ago. A real privilege to meet him today.
#DDayLandings
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Happy 75th Birthday to HM King Charles III
Also my first outing in my ceremonial uniform.
🏰🗝️
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Polished ready for today. I will stand in silence and remember. Next to everyone of us will be stood the spirits of our fallen comrades. For 2 minute's we will be together again. They gave the ultimate sacrifice and ‘We Will Remember Them.’
#RemembanceDay
#Poppy
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
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OTD in 2001 I Married a young Lady, who moved house with me 10 times, became the Mother of my 3 children and also became my Best Friend.
Happy Anniversary 💕♥️
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Who remembers doing this? Getting paid or getting it wrong and back of the queue you go. 💂🏻♂️
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Say Happy 18th Birthday to my Son!
Have a mega day, we will enjoy our first 🍺 together later.
🍺🎉🍰
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And just like that, 26 years done and the new adventures begin. Today I start my terminal leave, heading into the big wide world of new opportunity.Unlike others I don't have a job to go to,I don't really know what I want to do, so this is a period of reflection. Merry Christmas
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This scene is one of the most powerful ever made; the end of a superb series.
Lest we Forget!
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34 years ago this month (November 1989) the last ep of
#Blackadder
Goes Forth was shown. The brilliant series ended with this moving scene, cementing the legend of the comedy.
Vid: BlackadderQtes
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Good morning all, this is why I have been so quiet recently. Now it’s out there I can celebrate properly.
#417
#Beefeater
#LifeDream
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🎉 Welcome to our latest recruit! 🎉 YW Simon Towe is the 417th Yeoman Warder and joins us after 26 years of service in the Army as part of the Second Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment.
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Final Shift complete for the Christmas Break.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
🎅🏼🎄🏰🗝️
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What an amazing feeling and experience 🏰🗝️
It’s not only a new uniform, it’s a new era. 🎖️ The Tower of London was part of history when HM King Charles' new cypher was revealed on the new Yeoman Warder uniforms.
#InsideTheTower
#TowerofLondon
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My last day in uniform today. 26 years. Where did the time go!!! Lots of ups and downs, good and bad times but I wouldn’t change a thing! Well, maybe a bit here and there lol
Thanks for having me!!!
Out.
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Watchman duties tonight. I have the privilege of being the first to lock ‘HM Tower of London’ of the year.
🏰🗝️
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Time Flies when you’re having fun! Can’t believe it’s One year since I joined the Yeoman Body.
🏰🗝️
#oneyearanniversary
#historicroyalpalaces
#toweroflondon
#yw417
#bestjobever
#yeomanwarder
#livingmybestlife
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Let’s not forget it’s Armed forces week.
Support your troops and the Veterans amongst us.
🇬🇧🏰
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On September 7th 1920, in strictest secrecy four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme.
None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why. The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ
A 🧵
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Getting fitted for my Hat was the weirdest feeling. Which house will I belong too?
‘House of Tudor !’
@TowerOfLondon
#sortinghat
#beefeater
#tudor
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I have today been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal from the Governor of the Tower of London. 🏰🗝️🎖️
#makingHistory
#yeomanwarders
#beefeater
#yw417
#coronation
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Boom! What a morning, after 6 months learning and practicing the Story, I’ve passed my test and just done my 1st public tour. 🏰🗝️. It was amazing and what a great crowd of visitors. 😃
#toweroflondon
#beefeater
#yeomanwarder
#yw417
#10oclocktour
#livingthedream
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Tomorrow I wake up a Veteran! 26 years in the Army, great times, visited some wonderful and interesting places. Thanks to Mrs T for arranging this master piece.
#veteran
#Army
#DrumMajor
#Ref
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Happy Minden Day, yesterday was my first celebration of this day. I had the privilege of being in the colour party, and protecting the history of our Regiment. 💂🏻♂️
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Happy Birthday to Her Majesty Queen Camilla.
Happy birthdayMa'am 🍰🏰
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Last working day of 2023
Have a great day all and see you in 2024.
🏰🗝️🎉
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Getting sorted for todays parade, my first as a Veteran 💂🏻♂️
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17 years ago today we were in London, I had just been presented with the Cutler Sword before the LMS started. My aspiration back then was to become the Senior Drum Major of the British Army..... if you work hard enough, and really want something, nothing is out of reach. 🏰🗝️
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Festive Carol singing outside my house last night. It’s not a bad backdrop!
‘Merry Christmas’
🏰🗝️🎅🏼🎄
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Congratulations to our New RavenMaster Barney
🏰🗝️🐦⬛
🦅 Welcome to our new Ravenmaster 🦅 After 14 years on the Ravens Team, YW Barney Chandler starts his new role today, and he's here to rule the roost!
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I’m in work, my iPad is at home 😂.Time for an x takeover🤪
🎈Happy birthday to me! 🥳
From pretending to drive a tank to driving one in real life. 🌟To “trying on” a Tudor bonnet in 2014 to now wearing your own!🏰🗝️ We are so proud of you & we love you lots! 🥰💕
#birthdayboy
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Remember this? Did yours survive contact (Cpl Locker Monster) Hours spent ironing and polishing. Having the taste of polish with your first brew on Exercise was a treat 😳
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could very well be their lost husband, Father, brother or son.
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This is a very momentous photo for us here, because this is the last ever one taken of us wearing The Queen's uniform and the distinctive EIIR. From yesterday we will be in The King's uniform for the first time. Those in this photo have only ever worn The Queen's uniform. 🏰🗝️
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Traditions, that we keep going as custodians of the Tower.
🏰🗝️
🗝️ On this day in 1940 the Ceremony of Keys was disrupted for the only time in its history when a bomb fell on the Tower of London 🏰 The Chief Yeoman Warder was blown off his feet, but otherwise unhurt 🙏
Afterwards the ceremony continued, although slightly later than usual 🕰️
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After a Digital Detox, I am back on X
Great way of refreshing my profile and Hello again to those that follow me
🏰🗝️
A day in the life of a Yeoman Warder 🏰 YW Simon Towe talks all things tours, just one part of his duties at the Tower of London.
Find out more about life as a Yeoman Warder in our latest blog 👉
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Watchman duties tonight under the watchful eye of the Duke of Wellington.
🏰🗝️
Looking forward to a night in the oldest manned guard room.
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Watchman duties on my Birthday Eve!
Nice little gift from the Yeoman body to open tomorrow. Wonder what it is? 🤔
🏰🗝️🎉
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All change here,The wait is over, today we will wear our new uniforms for the very first time, bearing HM King Charles III's cypher!
#beefeater
#beefeaters
#yeomanwarder
#yeomanwarders
#kingcharles
#kingcharlesIII
#theking
#uniform
#service
#Coronation
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All Locked up! For the last time of 2023.
Happy new year all. See you in 2024.
🏰🗝️
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👑 At midday today a 62-round gun salute was fired at the Tower of London by the
@HACRegiment
to mark the coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla. It was great to play my part 🏰🗝️
#Coronation
#yeomanWarder
#beefeater
#yw417
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Working in the White tower last night. Saw a room I hadn’t been in before 🏰🗝️
Nothing in there just a room I hadn’t been in 🤙🏻
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Today I have handed over the role of Army Senior Drum Major after 4 years. It has been a blast and a great way to end my 26 year career. Time to change rank slide for a few months before I leave the Army. Thank you everyone who has helped over my tenure and career.
#DrumMajor
💂🏼♀️
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Today at 1pm a 62-round gun salute at the Tower of London to mark His Majesty King Charles III's Official Birthday 🎉
#troop
#kingsbirthdayparade
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Mrs T isn’t a 100% happy. I like it 💂🏻♂️🥁 A great piece remembering our former regiments.
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Good morning and welcome from the ‘Tower’ Last day of visitors before we make our final preparations for his HM King Charles
#Coronation
🏰🗝️
#yeomanwarders
#beefeaters
#yw417
#toweroflondon
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After 2 weeks leave, it’s back to work day.
Happy Monday all
🏰🗝️
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Warm day out on Horse guards for the
@GrenadierGds
black Sunday remembrance parade.
Enjoyable afternoon out, got to play my fife for the first time in a while.
#CorpsofDrums
#blacksunday
#wewillremember
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where he was placed in a tomb at the west end of the nave - his grave was filled in using 100 sandbags of earth from the battlefields. It is the intention that all relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the unknown warrior
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Well, why not! Now I’m a reservist and my first Parade this evening.
@RAnglians
@ArmySgtMajor
@BritishArmy
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It’s amazing to be part of the
#Coronation
Gun salute at the ‘Tower of London’ 🏰🗝️👑
The Yeoman Warders and Tower Guard marched out, accompanied by members of the Welsh Guards. The HAC Band performed and the ceremony was supported by the HAC Pikemen and Musketeers and the HAC Light Cavalry.
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Dinner for one.
Watchman Duties tonight, fuelling the body.
🏰🗝️💪🏻
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Kevin Sinfield has run 162 miles over the last six days to raise awareness and support for MND 👏
This was him running past
@TowerOfLondon
with his last ultramarathon finish insight.
#7in7
🏰🤙🏻
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Today I was awarded a bar for my LSGC Medal by HRH Duke of Gloucester.
@RAnglians
@ITC_Catterick
@RoyalFamily
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Been another busy day, everyone has left. It’s now time to relax and a day off tomorrow.
🏰🗝️
Where shall I visit? Any ideas.
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Good morning, another lovely morning at the ‘Tower of London’
Hope you all have something exciting to do today?
🏰🗝️
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Byward tower duties today 🏰🗝️
The sign writer has been and my name now appears on our roll of Yeoman Warders 🎉👍🏻
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Tomorrow night the new season is out!
Grab your popcorn and Raven treats 🍿🦅🏰🗝️
📺Inside the Tower of London is back! 🏰 Tune in tomorrow (Thurs 2 Nov) at 8pm on
@channel5_tv
for a new series. Expect Coronation preparations, a catch up with the ravens and a hunt for information on a Tudor ring💍
Don't miss our live tweet-a-long too! 👀
#InsideTheTower
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The historic Ceremony of the Constable's Dues.Every ship that came upstream to the City had to moor at Tower Wharf to unload a portion of its cargo for the Constable of the Tower. Royal Marines dropped off a Barrel of Port. It made its way into our club,rude not too Cheers Royal
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First tour of the day complete. What a great bunch. They even helped me wish my Wife’s Granny a Happy 100th Birthday.
#100Club
#GrannySmith
#YeomanWarderTours
🏰🗝️🎂
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Let’s all welcome the New Chief Yeoman Warder and New Gaoler 🏰🗝️
It's a new era for the Tower of London 🏰 Welcome to our new Chief Yeoman Warder, Rob Fuller, and Yeoman Gaoler, Clive Towell! 🤩
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Good morning, hope you have a relaxing Sunday.
It’s our state Carol service today so going to be busy and festive all morning.
🏰🗝️
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a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court, was brought and the unknown warrior placed inside.
On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed '( a British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for king and country'.
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On arrival at Dover the the unknown warrior was greeted with a 19 gun salute, normally only reserved for field marshals. He then traveled by special train to Victoria Station London.
He stayed there overnight and on the morning of the 11th of November he was taken to Westminster
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at St-Pol-Sur-ter noise.
There the bodies were draped with the union flag. Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a colonel gell selected one body at random.
A French honour guard was selected, and stood by the coffin overnight. In the morning of the 8th
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Watchman duty again tonight. Going to be a wet Ceremony of the Keys
@TowerOfLondon
#BurnsNight
#Kingskeys
#Ceremony
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On The 9th of November the unknown warrior was taken by horse drawn carriage through guards of honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle.
Calls to the quayside. There it was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover...the coffin stood on the deck
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Lovely warm day here at the ‘Tower of London’
Enjoy your weekend!
🏰🗝️
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Good morning, another day here at the ‘Tower of London’ slight change today I am wearing my new Ribbons 🏰🗝️
#coronation
#Beefeater
#yeomanwarder
#yw417
#GSTK
#CIIIR
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Thoughts and prayers for the King.
GSTK 🇬🇧👑
A statement from Buckingham Palace:
📷 Samir Hussein
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After 2 weeks off it’s back to work and this evening I am the Watchman.
First task is to Warn the visitors and strangers that the Tower grounds are now closed!
🏰🗝️
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Lovely walk around last night. My daughter kept me out till we saw the Snowman!
🏰⛄️
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Opening up this morning, I think the Spring air is on its way 🏰🗝️🐇
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Happy Sunday!
Opening up this morning. Chapel is looking great after a wedding yesterday.
🏰🗝️
#LoveMyJob
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Bar Steward 🍺 by Night
Tudor defender of the Tower by Day 🏰🗝️
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Last night I had the privilege of serving drinks at one of the YW’s daughter’s wedding. This morning I’m back to defending the ‘Tower’ after attacking this Bacon,cheese baguette.
Credit: my Wife for the Bacon Baguette.
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A tragic day in Yeoman Warder and Tower history.
This is my current house
🏰🤙🏻
On this day in 1940 a bomb struck the Tower of London, blowing apart the North Bastion and narrowly missing the White Tower 🏰 Tragically, there were two fatalities, YW Reeves and Lily Francess Lunn.
© Historic Royal Palaces/The Yeoman Warder Archive
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Thank you for all my Birthday wishes yesterday.
Great day with family, pizza union for tea. 🍕
To finish off seeing the start of our Christmas lights going up. 🏰🎅🏼
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Dues paid!
Well done all
🏰🗝️
🏰 Yesterday the Ceremony of the Constable's Dues took place at the Tower of London
⚓️ The Royal Marines have a special connection to the Tower, General Sir Gordon Messenger was the first ever Royal Marine to become the Constable of the Tower at his installation in 2022.
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Good morning, what a lovely blue sky.
This morning I am on Chapel duty, making sure our beautiful chapels are ready for our Sunday services. 🏰🗝️
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