Guards escort SECRET code at Tower of London

[@Alan_AB]

It never ceases to amaze me how the public treat this, as with Horseguards, as if it is some kind of Disneyland parade. These are active soldiers on duty at an official ceremony. I wish the public would stand back and give the soldiers room to carry out their duties.

[@maryschierberl3017]

Alan B. You are absolutely right! It's no joke..Watching some of these people how ignorant they are. There's just no respect!

[@kimphilby7999]

I agree,but this doesn't change with sweet words,only by gun knocks!!!🏏

[@TiaraTotty999]

Makes me so proud to be English/British.

[@harry47812]

so british?

[@ivanbrousse6805]

I AM FRENCH BUT I AM TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU 👍 👍👍

[@drau331]

Really? A few tin soldiers and a few commands is enough to make you proud? What a poor brain...

[@maryschierberl3017]

I completely respect the British. You are very blessed in my eyes to be English..I do like my country of course but....I truly admire how your country has kept the respect going for your king and Queen and all of respectful duties. I know there is no perfect place but we really seem to have disrespected all the old ways that this country was built on.. While your country has embraced the old and the new ways . Take care and Stay safe..God bless. ❣

[@MartianMoon]

Congrats you’ve got a few soldiers with funny hats who can walk in unison

[@lies4613]

Nice to see this 😻 thank you very much for your video!

[@susieowens3]

Love watching this truly british 💂

[@phil-zz5hk]

so much has changed since my days in the Welsh guards . different rifles , different posts and different rifle drill . no 1 post used to be outside the guardroom .

[@wernerhaase2632]

Thanks for your commitment!!

[@TheKira699]

The Word At 15:00 The Officer of The Guard and escort, march to the Byward Tower to collect the Word. The Word is the password, which is changed daily, for after-hours entry to the Tower of London. The Word used by Tower staff, residents and the soldiers on duty.

[@phil-zz5hk]

never knew about a password in my days . 70s and 80s . we couldnt go out anyway . 24 hour guard in the week and 48 hour guard at the weekend .

[@CraigTalksAbout]

That makes sense now, I never understood what the word was all about.

[@lies4613]

Thank you for your answer, now a now what the have been done 👍

[@llb7148]

Thank you for your information, it is great the learn something new everyday even at the young age of 76.🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘

[@Jimo1956]

It's actually NOT at 15:00 (impossible because the film is only 08:11 long). They MARCH OFF at 04:00

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou for sharing.

[@hazel1605]

Great! Thanks

[@Jimo1956]

The "Escort of the Word" marches off at 04:00. Watch the officer in front closely as they march towards the Beefeater at the far end waiting for them. Up till then the officer swings his left arm as per drill as every one else does too. The officer then has a short exchange with the Beefeater at which he hands the officer "the Word" to his left hand. The officer clasps is closely and from thereon does NOT swing his arm when they march back, BECAUSE he could lose the "Word." The "Word" being the password to enter the Tower in the evening and night.

[@Wabbit_Hunta]

Wrong. They march off at 3pm each day and the Word is for the Ceremony of the Keys. Currently it is in this form The Ceremony of the Keys is an ancient ritual, held every evening at the Tower of London, when the main gates are locked for the night. It is said to be the oldest extant military ceremony in the world, and is the best-known ceremonial tradition of the Tower. Ceremony At exactly 9.53 pm, the Chief Yeoman Warder, dressed in Tudor watchcoat and bonnet, and carrying a candle lantern, leaves the Byward Tower and falls in with the Escort to the Keys, a military escort made up of armed members of the Tower of London Guard. The Warder passes his lantern to a soldier, and marches with his escort to the outer gate. The sentries on duty salute the King's Keys as they pass. The Warder first locks the outer gate and then the gates of the Middle and Byward Towers. The Warder and escort march down Water Lane, until they reach the Bloody Tower archway where a sentry challenges the party to identify themselves: *_Sentry: "Halt! Who comes there?"_* *_Chief Warder: "The keys"._* *_Sentry: "Whose keys?"_* *_Chief Warder: "King Charles's keys"._* *_Sentry: "Pass King Charles's Keys. All's well"._* The Warder and escort march down to the foot of Broadwalk Steps where the main Tower Guard is drawn up to meet them. The party halts, and the officer in charge gives the command to present arms. The Chief Warder steps forward, doffs his bonnet, and proclaims: *_Chief Warder: "God preserve King Charles"._* *_Guard: "Amen!"_* On the answering "Amen", the clock of the Waterloo Barracks strikes 10pm and the Last Post is sounded, marking the end of the ceremony. The Guard is dismissed, and the Chief Warder takes the keys to the King's House for safekeeping overnight. .

[@Jimo1956]

@@Wabbit_Hunta You misread. I didn't write that they march off at 4 p.m or whatever time.I placed a timestamp (in BLUE), which, when you press the blue link, takes the vieler to 04:00 mins in the clip. Check for yourself.

[@AR-ov2nr]

VERY top men. Full admiration for them....

[@MrPlankinton]

Take note how the Officer swings his left arm while marching To receive the password, but holds the Word tightly to his side when marching in Return.

[@karateandy76]

Cant trust them not to lose it... lol

[@educanassa100]

Wonderfull

[@michelefur]

Que lindos 😍

[@irvinelawrence2733]

Why did the officer begin the inspection without his sword drawn...these parades seem to be undergoing changes...I noticed the horse guards do not dismount when changing also¿¿¿

[@Kaczorek2366]

5:19 - That guard who led the other guards saluted a guard as well? It's like a guard in a hat or a cylinder. It's the other one in the cylinder, who is he? Paw up.

[@Jimo1956]

He's a Beefeater handing the officer the "Word". The password for the evening and night. When the Escort actually marches off at 04:00 to receive the "Word" you can see another Beefeater to the left of them. Beefeaters are ex-servicemen/women.

[@marlenelima1324]

E espetacular, maravilhoso vê-los.

[@majorlaff8682]

I see the miniature versions of the guards are becoming quite popular these days.

[@timcubison9832]

Me too. This is not an insignificant duty. The Crown jewels are housed here and if these were stolen there would be a constitutional crisis of considerable proportion not seen since the murder of Charles 1

[@marukana_moto]

_What a wonderful video share, very exciting to watch._

[@lizardninja007]

Why do they have to hold the gun with two hands like that at 7:20 when they go into the guard room?

[@leemorris6996]

High Port

[@lizardninja007]

@@leemorris6996 but why? Is there a special reason for marching inside with High port?

[@lizardninja007]

@@leemorris6996 thank you for answering btw

[@leemorris6996]

@@lizardninja007 we were told to do it that way just tradition

[@dabsy123]

@@leemorris6996 didn’t with the SLR!..only came in with the SA80 onwards!

[@joleneeeeaaah]

I cannot find the secret code part 😭💂‍♂️💙

[@Jimo1956]

The "Escort of the Word" marches off at 04:00. Watch the office in front closely as the y march towards the Beefeater at the far end waiting for them. Up till then the officer swings his left arm as per drill as every one else does too. The officer then has a short exchange with the Beefeater at which he hands the officer "the Word" to his left hand. The officer clasps is closely and from thereon does NOT swing his arm when they march back, BECAUSE he could lose the "Word." The "Word" being the password to enter the Tower in the evening and night.

[@Charlotte_299]

Who is the guy with the red sash?

[@kenbray3602]

The Guard Commander, normally a sargeant.

[@lies4613]

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[@Charlotte_299]

@@kenbray3602 Thank you

[@ericshin121]

Scarlet sashes are worn by infantry sergeants and colour sergeants in the British Army and the Commonwealth. In the Guards only, crimson sashes are worn by ranks WO2 and WO1

[@katie33565]

❤❤❤💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️

[@pilgrum23]

Is this sigt civil or military

[@blue2sco]

It's part of the Royal Household.

[@wernerhaase2632]

Wir warten auf den Ball!!

[@Jimo1956]

Wartest Du noch immer?

[@AndreaJobPicanello]

E quale sarebbe il codice segreto delle guardie?? Hai messo un titolo così solo per attirare i click... Vergognati!

[@franckranaivo666]

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[@Wabbit_Hunta]

Once again... Do your homework! Again you make spurious claims with your clickbait titles. There are no hand signals used, and there never have been. This is an "informal inspection" prior to moving off to collect the Word of the Day. Your image in your clickbait title implies that there is a code when inspecting the Guard prior to moving off. So so wrong. The Word of the Day has been carried out since about 1340 AD. It's a daily password that's used, and changed, every day as the Tower is unlocked (at 9am) and locked (at 10pm) every day. The Yeoman Warders do a sweep everyday to clear tourists from The Tower. That is what this ceremony is for. There's no hand signals used which you're implying that there is with your clickbait title/image. The Word, held at 3pm each day, is the precursor, to the Ceremony of the Keys, which occurs every night at 10pm, when The Tower is locked up. Currently it is in this form The Ceremony of the Keys is an ancient ritual, held every evening at the Tower of London, when the main gates are locked for the night. It is said to be the oldest extant military ceremony in the world, and is the best-known ceremonial tradition of the Tower. Ceremony At exactly 9.53 pm, the Chief Yeoman Warder, dressed in Tudor watchcoat and bonnet, and carrying a candle lantern, leaves the Byward Tower and falls in with the Escort to the Keys, a military escort made up of armed members of the Tower of London Guard. The Warder passes his lantern to a soldier, and marches with his escort to the outer gate. The sentries on duty salute the King's Keys as they pass. The Warder first locks the outer gate and then the gates of the Middle and Byward Towers. The Warder and escort march down Water Lane, until they reach the Bloody Tower archway where a sentry challenges the party to identify themselves: *_Sentry: "Halt! Who comes there?"_* *_Chief Warder: "The keys"._* *_Sentry: "Whose keys?"_* *_Chief Warder: "King Charles's keys"._* *_Sentry: "Pass King Charles's Keys. All's well"._* The Warder and escort march down to the foot of Broadwalk Steps where the main Tower Guard is drawn up to meet them. The party halts, and the officer in charge gives the command to present arms. The Chief Warder steps forward, doffs his bonnet, and proclaims: *_Chief Warder: "God preserve King Charles"._* *_Guard: "Amen!"_* On the answering "Amen", the clock of the Waterloo Barracks strikes 10pm and the Last Post is sounded, marking the end of the ceremony. The Guard is dismissed, and the Chief Warder takes the keys to the King's House for safekeeping overnight. .

[@michaeldowd8422]

The guard with the spliced cap was leaning back so much, so that he could see where he was going lol. He looked a bit daft tbh.

[@dabsy123]

Seems height restrictions getting lower with the gobblers!😅

[@leemorris6996]

Cutbacks obviously can't afford full height Guardsman guessing you're a sheepshagger bless your cotton socks

[@dabsy123]

@@leemorris6996 aim to tease…not to please!

[@leemorris6996]

What Battalion were you in

[@dabsy123]

@@leemorris6996 2nd then 1st when we went to Hong Kong...my old RSM of the 2nd got his LEC and caught up with him in HK..ole Dixie Dean.

[@leemorris6996]

Ex 2nd myself straight to Northern Ireland out of the proper Guards Depot Pirbright then Caterham Kenya terminated then Home a freeman @@dabsy123