France, Anthony (19 October 2020). "Beefeaters avoid chop as jobs are cut at Tower of London". Evening Standard. London . Retrieved 29 November 2021. South Uist raven which served the Tower of London dies aged 22". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 27 March 2018 . Retrieved 29 November 2021. Each Beefeater has two day-to-day outfits, known as blue undress, with a summer and winter version for each Warder. Each Beefeater also has a full set of state dress for formal occasions. a b c d "The Brilliant, Playful, Bloodthirsty Raven". The Atlantic. 14 September 2018 . Retrieved 1 October 2018. The State dress uniforms of Yeomen of the Guard are almost identical to those of the Yeomen Warders, but the Yeomen of the Guard can be distinguished by their cross belts worn from the left shoulder.

A spokesperson for Historic Royal Palaces said: “We are unveiling the new uniforms now in time for the Coronation. They will have the new King’s cypher, but we can confirm the rest of the uniform looks exactly the same.” a b c "Why the Tower of London has a ravenmaster — a man charged with keeping at least six ravens at the castle at all times". National Post. Toronto. 30 September 2018 . Retrieved 1 October 2018. A Yeoman Warder, also known as a Beefeater, in their new uniform for King Charles III's coronation Credit: PA Wedgwood, Hensleigh (1855). "On False Etymologies". Transactions of the Philological Society (6): 67.Main article: Ravens of the Tower of London Chris Skaife – the present Ravenmaster in front of the Traitors' Gate All warders are retired from the British Armed Forces and must be former warrant officers with at least 22 years of service. They must also hold the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. [1] The garrison consists of 32 (formerly 37) Yeomen Warders and one Chief Warder. [2] [3] [4] A Yeoman Warder in his newly produced dress showing Charles III's Cypher. Photographed at the gates of The Tower of London 24th April 2023 Historic Royal Palaces instead opted to spend thousands of pounds on replacements as it would be impossible to alter the uniforms to a high enough standard. Although the Yeomen Warders are often referred to as Yeomen of the Guard, a distinct corps of Royal Bodyguards of the British monarch, the Yeomen Warders are in fact a separate entity. Sax, Boria (5 July 2012). City of Ravens: The Extraordinary History of London, the Tower and its Famous Ravens. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-5902-0777-2.

A review had considered the possibility of recycling the current uniforms and simply replacing the cypher with the new one, but this idea has now been rejected.The guards at the Tower of London are called Yeoman Warders. In principle they are responsible for looking after any prisoners at the Tower and safeguarding the British crown jewels, but in practice they act as tour guides and are a tourist attraction in their own right. There are twelve Yeomen Warders. On 1 July 2007, Moira Cameron became the first female Yeoman Warder. [22] In 2009, three male warders were suspended, accused of bullying Cameron; two were dismissed and one was re-instated following the month-long investigation. [23]

Skaife, Christopher (2018). The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London. New York. ISBN 9781443455930. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)The Yeomen Warders were formed in 1485 by the new King Henry VII, the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty. The Tudor rose, a heraldic badge of the dynasty, is part of the badge of the Yeomen Warders to this day. Founded after the Battle of Bosworth, it is the UK's oldest existing military corps and the oldest of the royal bodyguards. [13] To prevent the ravens flying away, their flight feathers have traditionally been trimmed so that they are unable to fly in a straight line for any appreciable distance. The ravens are free, however, to roam the Tower grounds. [29] More recently, the Ravenmaster has been clipping less of the wings and feathers, to allow them to fly, instead of merely hopping or gliding, and they can reach the top of the buildings. [30] One of the birds, Merlina, was allowed to fly to the wharf on the Thames but she always returned due to the bonding with her keeper. [30] [35] During Skaife's tenure to date, only one raven, Munin, escaped but was captured by a member of the public. [32] Queen Elizabeth’s cypher has continued to adorn the uniforms of the Warders, better known as Beefeaters, at the Tower of London despite the late monarch’s death in September 2022.