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English: General Sir Gordon Messenger (right), the new Constable of the Tower of London, receives the King's Keys

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS R5
Author	Sgt Donald C Todd RLC Photographer
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Date and time of data generation	19:04, 5 October 2022
Lens focal length	400 mm
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Credit/Provider	Sgt Donald C Todd (RLC)
Source	British Army
Headline	Installation of the Constable at the Tower
Online copyright statement	©MoD Crown Copyright 2022
Image title	For the first time in almost a thousand yearsthe Army and Navy join forces to secure The Tower.The Tower of London is England’s oldest permanently garrisoned fortress and Royal Palace famous for the Army’s Tower Guards and the Yeoman Warders who are all former serving soldiers. Its security and upkeep have been the responsibility of a Constable (Keeper of the Tower) since 1078, who forthe last two centuries has always been an Army General or Field Marshall. Prior to that, the important role has been held by Barons, Dukes, and even a Saint, but this year, for the first time, the responsibility has been given to a Royal Marine. General Sir Gordon Messenger was Vice Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ministry of Defence until he retired in May 2019. During an illustrious military career, he commanded the Royal Marines during the Iraq War leading 40 Commando in the assault on the Al Faw Peninsula. He was the British Commander of Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan in 2008, served on the 2004 tsunami relief effort, and was awarded an OBE for his services in Kosovo in 2000. The first four star Royal Marine General to be appointed since 1977, he is also the first Royal Marine to ever become Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom. His new role is a dramatic contrast to his operationally heavy career. Today the Constable of Britain’s most popular paid-for tourist attraction is concerned with largely ceremonial duties. But he will still be notionally in charge of the operation, upkeep and security of the Tower and all those who live and work within it, from the Yeoman Warders, to the Ravens, the Crown Jewels and The Tower Guards who protect them. In keeping with the historic grandeur of the role, the new Constable’s first day at work is a spectacular event, heralded by fanfares, processions and ancient ceremony which form part of his formal “installation” in His Majesty’s Tower of London. HM Royal Marines Band Collingwood set the mood for the guests who had gathered to witness the installation of the Tower’s 161st Constable. They performed a rousing musical and marching display in front of the New Armouries, ending with distinctive climax. As thesun set over the Norman White Tower, Flank Guards from The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), the City of London’s Army Reserve, and Army Regulars from the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, led the Royal Marines Guard of Honour in procession to form up with the Band. They formed a hollow square which was then lined with Yeoman Warders in their distinctive heavily embroidered Tudor scarlet uniforms.
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Owner of camera	Sgt Donald C Todd-RLC
Date metadata was last modified	21:40, 5 October 2022
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Contact information	Desk: [email protected] Pic Desk: [email protected], Desk: [email protected] Vid Desk: [email protected] Content Desk, Army Communications, Marlborough Lines, Army Headquarters Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8HJ GBR +44 (01264) 382344
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