{"id":3057,"date":"2016-05-04T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T13:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.insightvacations.com\/?p=3057"},"modified":"2024-05-08T16:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:05:40","slug":"ceremony-of-the-keys-a-vip-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxurygold.com\/lg\/ceremony-of-the-keys-a-vip-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceremony of The Keys \u2013 a VIP exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had the great fortune of witnessing one of the most time honored traditions in the world when I traveled with Insight Vacations to London.<\/p>\n<p>For over seven hundred years <strong>The Ceremony of the Keys<\/strong> has taken place every evening at 9:52 pm at <strong>The Tower of London<\/strong> and involved the locking of the gates to the Tower.\u00a0 This Ceremony is limited to only a small group of guests and is sold out on average nine to ten months in advance.\u00a0 Lucky for us however, Insight Vacations includes this event on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/us\/tours\/products\/insight-gold-luxury-tour\/luxurious-london-and-paris\/summer-2016\/luxurious-london-and-paris-summer-2016?utm_campaign=hg2&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=ceremony-of-the-keys&amp;c3ch=blog&amp;c3nid=blog\">Luxurious London and Paris<\/a> itinerary as part of their Luxury Gold collection.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<p>We were greeted at the Tower gate by a Yeoman Warder, or a Beefeater as they are more popularly known, who gave us a tour of the Tower grounds for over an hour.\u00a0 We had the Tower to ourselves which set the stage for a one of a kind atmosphere.\u00a0 He had our group captivated with stories of those who had once been prisoners, those who had met an unfortunate fate of beheadings or worse, and ghost stories that had us all looking around a little nervously.<\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed spectacular views of Tower Bridge and the many buildings inside the Tower walls.\u00a0 After an overview of the Ceremony, we walked to Traitor\u2019s Gate and stood in silence as the clock neared 9:52 pm.\u00a0 The Chief Yeoman Warder and four foot guards marched to the Outer Gate where it was locked before marching on and locking the oak gates of the Middle and Byward Towers.\u00a0 After marching back to Traitor\u2019s Gate they proceed to an area outside the White Tower where the main Guard stand at attention.\u00a0 After a brief exchange and a yell of \u201cGod preserve Queen Elizabeth\u201d, the keys are taken to the Queen\u2019s House and the Guard is dismissed at precisely 10:00 pm.\u00a0 It was an incredible experience!\u00a0 To witness an event that has taken place every evening for over seven hundred years was an incredible experience and the highlight of my visit to amazing London.\u00a0 Thank you Insight Vacations for providing this amazing evening I will never forget!<\/p>\n<p><em>Richard is Director of National Accounts for Insight Vacations USA. 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