Constable of the Tower
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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 r
General Richard Dannatt, dressed in full ceremonial uniform of HM's Constable of the Tower (2010)
The 2024 Constable's Dues Ceremony at the Tower of London.
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Edward of Norwich Duke of York
Nick Houghton
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Field Marshal John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton, Baron Houghton of Richmond, is a retired senior British Army officer and former Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces. He was appointed
Constable of the Tower
…July 2001 Baron Inge from 1997. Sir Roger Wheeler 1 August 2001 31 July 2009 Sir Richard Dannatt 1 August 2009 July 2016 Baron Dannatt from 2011 Sir Nicholas Houghton 31 July 2016 1 August 2022 Baron Houghton of Richmond from 2017 Sir Gordon Messenger 1 August 2022 Deputy lieutenants A deputy lieutenant of the Tower…
Official portrait, 2023
Houghton (right) taking the salute alongside his American counterpart in 2013
Holding the Sword of State in Parliament, 2022