London: Ceremony Of The Keys

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK

Tower Of London

Last weekend

we attended the Ceremony Of The Keys,

one of the oldest ceremonies in England

and definitely the shortest

Lasting only seven minutes,

we witnessed the official 9:30p lock up of this national fortress

which holds the Crown Jewels

as well as many stories of beheadings and WWII spies

Built by William The Conqueror

and used as a palace until James I,

the Tower Of London became a well known prison thereafter

Apply here for free tickets to observe this 760 year old tradition

of passing the Queen's keys

- photo by me -