This week, we were invited to attend the key ceremony at the Tower of London. I’d heard a lot of really cool things about this ceremony, and both of us were very interested to see what it’d be like. So a few nights ago, after the Tower had officially closed to the public, we got to take a private tour and then relax and warm up (it was a freezing night!) in the Yeoman Warder’s Pub while we waited for the ceremony to begin. At the designated time (9:53 to be exact) we gathered near the gate to watch the Yeoman, clad in a bonnet and holding a dimly lit lantern, march out and lock up the Tower gates. After the gates were locked, he marched back, bellowed to a military guard that he’s got the Queen’s keys and all is well. Then there was a bit of bugle playing and the ceremony ended shortly after 10:00pm. It was really cool to see, and interesting to hear the history of the ceremony. They’ve performed the ceremony every single day for over 700 years. I wondered if they always used the words “all is well” as part of the daily ceremony…like even when the bombs were falling during WWII.
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