The Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House is responsible for the day-to-day running of the

Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is sep ...

. The

Constable of the Tower The Constable of the Tower is the most senior appointment at the Tower of London. In the Middle Ages a constable was the person in charge of a castle when the owner—the king or a nobleman—was not in residence. The Constable of the Tower had a ...

is the most senior appointment at the Tower of London. Under the

King's Regulations The ''King's Regulations'' (first published in 1731 and known as the ''Queen's Regulations'' when the monarch is female) is a collection of orders and regulations in force in the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, and Commonwealth Realm ...

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 The Lord Chamberlain of the Household is the most senior officer of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom, supervising the departments which support and provide advice to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom while also acting as the main c ...

symbolically hands the palace over 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 The Master of the Jewel Office was a position in the Royal Households of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. The office holder was responsible for running the Jewel House The Jewel House is a vault housing the British ...

'' were amalgamated in 1967. The King's House located within the Tower of London is the home of the Resident Governor.

List of combined office holders

List of combined office holders: *1967:

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...

Sir Thomas Pierce Butler *1971:

Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Sir Digby Raeburn *1979: Major-General Giles Mills *1984: Major-General Andrew Patrick Withy MacLellan *1989: Major-General

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*1994: Major-General Geoffrey Field *2006: Major-General Keith Cima *2011: Colonel Richard Harrold *2019: Brigadier Andrew Jackson

References

{{reflist, 30em Positions within the British Royal Household Tower of London

List of combined office holders

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