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

Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House, is responsible for the day-to-day running of Her Majesty’s Palace and Fortress, the Tower of London.

The Constable of the Tower is the most senior appointment at the Tower of London. Under the Queen's Regulations for the Army, the office of constable is conferred on a field marshal or retired general officer for a five-year term. At the conclusion of the Constable's Installation ceremony, the Lord Chamberlain symbolically hands over the Queen’s House to the Constable. He in turn entrusts it to the Resident Governor.

The offices of Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House were amalgamated in 1967.[1] A former governor and keeper of the Jewel House is Major-General Keith Cima, who described the role as that of custodian of a Royal Palace and the head of a €50 million tourist business.[2][3]

List of combined office holders

List of combined office holders:[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Holmes, Martin Rivington; Sitwell, Hervey Degge Wilmot (1972). The English regalia: their history, custody & display (illustrated ed.). H.M. Stationery Office. p. v. "It would perhaps be appropriate at this stage to mention that the in 1967 the Jewel House in the Tower and the staff was increased and reorganised. The Officer-in-Charge is now also the Resident Governor - the two posts having been merged under the title of Resident Governor and Keeper of the Jewel House. He is an officer of the Royal House hold and is responsible, only as far a custody of the Crown Jewels in the Tower is concerned, to the Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household who has had control of the Jewel House since 1782." 
  2. ^ "Tower of London - press release archive: Drawing the next chapter in the White Tower’s story". Historic Royal Palaces. http://www.hrp.org.uk/NewsAndMedia/Pressresources/tolpressresources/Drawingthenextchapter.aspx. Retrieved retrieved 4 November 2010. 
  3. ^ "Crown jewels: The governor of the Tower of London and his Swiss roots. (vidio link)". www.swissinfo.ch. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/swiss-italian_migrations/new_world/Crown_jewels.html?cid=6786674. Retrieved retrieved 4 November 2010. 
  4. ^ Younghusband, George. The Tower from Within. pp. 26. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/g-j-george-john-younghusband/the-tower-from-within-nuo/page-26-the-tower-from-within-nuo.shtml.