Tower of London Ceremony of the Keys

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:award
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_monarchy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:duration about 7 minutes
gptkbp:frequency daily
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tower of London Ceremony of the Keys
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Chief_Yeoman_Warder
proclamation 'God preserve King Charles' (or reigning monarch)
challenge by sentry
escort of guards
exchange of passwords
locking of main gates
military sentry
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tower_of_London
gptkbp:notableFeature oldest military ceremony in the world still performed
gptkbp:openToPublic by ticket only
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Yeoman_Warder
gptkbp:period 10:00 PM
gptkbp:purpose locking the Tower of London
gptkbp:ticketAvailability often sold out months in advance
gptkbp:tradition at least the 14th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beefeaters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6