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From around the 14th century, ships calling into the City of London were required to deliver up part of their cargoes to the sovereign as a due which permitted them to enter the capital. Over time, this developed into an elborate ceremony in which officers and crew paraded through the Tower of London, accompanied by an escort of Yeoman Warders, to present a keg of wine to the Queen’s representative, the Constable of the Tower.
Yesterday, officers and crew of the visiting American warship, the USS Halyburton, became the first non-British crews taking part in the ceremony of ‘Constable’s Dues’, watched by hundreds of tourists and spectators.
Isn’t it great that, despite all the current economic and political problems, this country can still remember the ancient traditions and, in this case, honour our cousins and allies from across the ‘pond’?
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From around the 14th century, ships calling into the City of London were required to deliver up part of their cargoes to the sovereign as a due which permitted them to enter the capital. Over time, this developed into an elborate ceremony in which officers and crew paraded through the Tower of London, accompanied by an escort of Yeoman Warders, to present a keg of wine to the Queen’s representative, the Constable of the Tower.
Yesterday, officers and crew of the visiting American warship, the USS Halyburton, became the first non-British crews taking part in the ceremony of ‘Constable’s Dues’, watched by hundreds of tourists and spectators.
Isn’t it great that, despite all the current economic and political problems, this country can still remember the ancient traditions and, in this case, honour our cousins and allies from across the ‘pond’?
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