YW Barry Gray served in the Royal Marines for 26 years before he was appointed a Beefeater A former Royal Marine from Devon has been appointed as a Yeoman Warder (YW) at the Tower of London.

The account also shared a video from London's ancient castle, showing the guards — or Beefeaters, are they are popularly called — admiring the historic significance of their new uniform.

It is the only remaining distillery in London that produces London gin, and the gin it produces is called Beefeater. The tradition of distilling gin in London was imported from Holland in the 18th ...

The role of Yeoman Warder, popularly known by the nickname Beefeater, originates from the band of warders who guarded the Tower of London and its prisoners from the reign of William the Conqueror ...

A former Royal Marine from Devon has been appointed as a Yeoman Warder (YW) at the Tower of London. Barry Gray ... to have been selected as the 35th Beefeater in the tower. YWs, nicknamed ...