It is not known how long the ravens have been living in the Tower of London, but they were resident by the time of King Charles II. These include renaming The Queen’s House as The King’s House and adding new royal insignia above the Jewel House and to sentry boxes across the site. For instance a costume booked from say Thursday, will be delivered on Friday, and collected on Monday.

Each Merrythought soft toy in the Traditional Collection is presented with a drawstring bag, to help keep your new companion clean and dust-free. Both the Yeomen of the Guard and the Yeomen Warders are best known for their scarlet and gold State dress uniforms which date from 1552 and are worn on state occasions. A review had considered the possibility of recycling the current uniforms and simply replacing the cypher with the new one, but this idea has now been rejected.The red uniform is saved for special occasions, such as a visit from the sovereign to the Tower or if they are on duty for state occasions. This great looking sexy beefeater costume, is short but also very dignified, and perfect for Eurovision parties, Royal occasions or Best of British parties.

As warders without any ceremonial state functions they forfeited the right to wear the scarlet royal livery of the now separate Yeoman of the Guard.To qualify for the role of Yeoman Warder of His Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London – the full job title – applicants must have served at least 22 years in the Armed Forces, hold the Long Service and Good Conduct medal, and have reached the rank of Warrant Officer or equivalent, before being invited for interview and a rigorous selection process. As of 2018, [32] the Yeoman Warder Ravenmaster of the Tower of London was retired Colour Sergeant Christopher Skaife (a former Drum Major with the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment), who took over from Derrick Coyle.

In December 2018, the yeomen, members of the GMB union, staged walkouts of several hours in protest of planned changes to their pension benefit scheme, the first such action since 1963.The State dress uniforms of Yeomen of the Guard are almost identical to those of the Yeomen Warders, but the Yeomen of the Guard can be distinguished by their cross belts worn from the left shoulder. This great looking Beefeater Guards Costume is great for ceremonies, costume parties or as a Uniform costume.

With the Queens Diamond Jubilee this year, why not invite your friends to a street party hosted by one of the Queens Guards. Colin Wild was tall (he stood 6 ft 2 in in his elevated shoes), had a shock of red hair and being a flamboyant dresser and great dancer, he was always a welcome member of the crowd on Top of the Pops. Originally the guards were the monarch’s personal crack bodyguards who travelled everywhere with the sovereign before Henry VIII decided they should protect the Tower. The Yeoman Warders are the ceremonial guards of the Tower of London where the Crown Jewels are kept to this day.Each wonderfully patriotic bear has been crafted in England from the finest golden mohair and pure wool felt.