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[John Feltham]

Constable of the Tower
The Constable of the Tower is the governor of the Tower of London. The  
office is currently occupied by General Sir Roger WheelerGCB CBE, who  
commenced in the post on 3 October 2001. He is the 158th Constable.  
General Sir Richard Dannatt GCB CBE MC will assume the post on 31 July  
2009.

The actual number of Constables is uncertain, but 158 is the number  
arrived at after the number was estimated, during the last century.

Under the Queen's Regulations for the Army, the office of constable is  
conferred on a field marshal or retired general officer for a five- 
year term. [1]

Each Constable is now appointed for five years. The new Constable is  
handed the keys as a symbol of his office. At state occasions the  
Constable has custody of the crown and other regalia. The Constable  
enjoys the right to direct access to the sovereign head of state.



ooroo

Bad typists of the word, untie.




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