The Yeomen of the Guard

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:associatedWith State Opening of Parliament
gptkbp:events Trooping the Colour
Remembrance Day
Royal Weddings
Coronation ceremonies
State Banquets
gptkbp:firstAppearance King Henry VII
gptkbp:formed 1485
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Spanish_Armada
English Civil War
Battle of Bosworth Field
gptkbp:historicalRole protecting the sovereign
gptkbp:historicalSignificance oldest_royal_bodyguard_in_Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Yeomen of the Guard
gptkbp:knownFor guarding the monarch
gptkbp:leadership Chief Yeoman Warder
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tower_of_London
gptkbp:membership men and women
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lord_Nelson
gptkb:Sir_Francis_Drake
gptkb:David_Beckham
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Sir_Walter_Raleigh
gptkbp:numberOfMembers approximately 37
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_monarchy
gptkbp:role ceremonial guard
gptkbp:secondaryRole tourist attraction
cultural heritage representation
ambassadors of the monarchy
participants in state ceremonies
symbol_of_British_history
gptkbp:symbol loyalty to the crown
gptkbp:traditions attending royal events
carrying the royal standard
participating in the Ceremony of the Keys
conducting_guided_tours_at_the_Tower_of_London
performing_the_Yeoman's_Vigil
wearing_Tudor-style_uniforms
gptkbp:uniform red and gold