Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House

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The Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House is a representative of the English monarchy in the Tower of London . He reports to the constable of the tower , who holds a ceremonial post, and is responsible for the daily routines and operation of the tower and the jewel house .

Since 1967 the Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House has united the posts of Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House.

Public official since 1967

  • 1967: Colonel Sir Thomas Pierce Butler
  • 1971: Major-General Sir Digby Raeburn
  • 1979: Major-General Giles Mills
  • 1984: Major-General Andrew Patrick Withy MacLellan
  • 1989: Major-General Christopher Tyler
  • 1994: Major-General Geoffrey Field
  • 2006: Major-General Keith Cima
  • 2011: Colonel Richard Harrold

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Holmes; HDW Sitwell: The English Regalia: Rheir History, Custody and Display . HM Stationery Office, 1972, ISBN 978-0-1167-0407-8 .
  2. ^ State Intelligence . In: The London Gazette , March 16, 1971. 
  3. ↑ Obituary, Major-General Sir Digby Raeburn KCVO . In: The Telegraph , December 12, 2001. 
  4. ↑ Obituary, Major General Giles Mills . In: The Telegraph , October 18, 2011. 
  5. ↑ a b State Intelligence . In: The London Gazette , July 25, 1989. 
  6. ↑ Edward Impey; Jeremy Ashbee: The White Tower . Yale University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-300-11293-1 .
  7. ↑ Ex-Tower of London boss Keith Cima: 'Drug used to frame me' , BBC News. 4th August 2011.