Moira Cameron, the first female Beefeater / Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London - Londoner #19
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2014
- In 2007, after 22 years of service in Her Majesty's Armed Forces, Moira Cameron became the first female Yeomen Warder in over 500 years of the institution's history. Whilst her roles include guarding the Crown Jewels it is clear that Moira's true passion is the Tower community itself; from the families that live within it's walls to the joy of guiding tourists around as they discover this significant part of London.
Having never served in London before this posting, Moira had always dreamed of a position in the capital. Yet it wasn't until she saw a listing in The Soldier magazine that the thought of working within the Tower occurred to her as a possibility. Her full title is now "Yeoman Warder of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard in the Extraordinary" and she is a London landmark in her own right.
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Transcript:
I'm a Yeoman Warder or Beefeater at the Tower of London. We look after it and we look after the daily prisoners as we like to call them. We're all retired military personnel. We've done a minimum of 22 years in Her Majesties Armed Forces in the army, the navy or the airforce. We have to have our long service and good conduct medal, that one there. And we also have to be the rank of a Warrant Officer class 2, and then we can apply for the job. So it's 22 years build up to just applying for this job. I am the only female Beefeater at the Tower of London, I was also the first one. This is one that I use, when I'm doing my talks, I'm not the only bird at the Tower. It wasn't until my last year that there was an article in The Soldier magazine and it said that it wasn't just a job for the boys. So I applied for it, 'cause I just thought it was a really interesting job.
Thank you very much.
I never had a posting in London. I always tried, 'cause London was one of the places that everybody wanted to go. So this was my final posting. I've got a place to live and work. We look after the security on the ground. Because we have about 45 families that live at the Tower, we have to make sure that people don't go wondering into other people's houses. We make sure that, you know, people are respecting the tower as well, 'cause it is still a Royal Palace. You get a real sense of security in here, which is something that I've been used to for the last 26 years now. Everybody knows each other and it's like a village mentality really, you know. People can walk out and leave the doors unlocked, knowing that nobody's going to go in. A child that was interviewed here one time said 'I don't just have one set of parents, I have...' at the time I think it was 40. So this is the tunic for my state uniform and on the front we still have the EII2. To be able to work at The Tower of London and wear this uniform. It's an iconic site. We're an iconic site, we're a tourist attraction in our own right. It's the sense of pride that you get to continue to be able to serve Her Majesty as well. After 22 years loyal service, you carry it on here as well so there's a real good, warm feeling about the whole situation. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Had the pleasure or working with this lady in Aldershot, which I think was her final posting before becoming a Yeoman Warder, well deserved she was a gem.
She was our guide on our visit in May. She was wonderful.
That's awesome, thanks for sharing! :)
Lucky you
Impressive...twenty two years in her majesty's service...that's more than good enough for me...she's my liege lady and if you serve her then I serve you...
Well done, lass, you earned it . Thank you for your service.
What a magnificent woman!
I have the privilege of knowing Patrick Nolan, the only non-Brit to ever be a beefeater, he is one cool bloke.
It is "Her Majesty's armed forces", not the "British armed forces" after all. He's been the only one so far who's done all 22 years of such service at non British forces. Others have done a number of years in Canada, Australia and even South Africa back then. 👍
Super video j'ai passé un bon moment hahahaha 🤬🤬🤬🤬💏🏿
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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN !!!!!
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BRASIL 🇧🇷
She seems like a very nice person.
👍👌👍👌👍
Why does the outro of this video use a poor quality Android ringtone?
What’s the backing music
J aime cette video
Je suis d accore avec vous
Valentin vous êtes sévère
Chacun ses goûts
J’aime aussi
Perso c est pour un travail d anglais mais c est très intéressant
that smile.
Well done my dear.. theres is a bird flyin' high at the tower these days eh?
carefull!! ...lol
Several female ravens, actually. They're soldiers, too.
@@lisakaz35 Lisa I was joking.. But then you knew that right?
@@tinkmarshino Wasn't sure how to interpret it. So, just stuck with the facts. Saw a typo gave the last post the wrong impression. Sorry.
@@lisakaz35 Facts are always good! They used to call girls birds in the UK back in the day when I went there a bit.. interesting about ravens though! thanks.
Vous gavez les profs sah
Is she nice with other women? I always wonder!
Lache pouce bleu
Farsch one
Nice! l hope she is kind. l have been twice in the Tower and some of the beefeaters were racists. A pity!
On all the video's I've seen of the beefeaters, they make fun of many nationalities, including Germans, Dutch (which I am), Scots, and probably many more. I find that really funny. So did you mean something like that or where they actual racists? Just checking because everyone gets called a racist nowadays.
@@mayena5735 not really, I observed how some of them treated white visitor's and how they answered my questions and treated other no white people. Some of these beefeaters might be racists and in this case they should look for another job. Maybe someone puts them there without asking. My comments are based on own experiences. Thx
@@cantodelcavallero alright, thanks for clarifying. Happy new year!
@@mayena5735 Im with you, to many get offended over nothing and when you consider there are only 37 Beefeaters atflaknz makes a very bold statement. Maybe as an outsider he mistakes humor for racism. To be one of these elites you serve a minimum of 22 years in the armed forces and retire with Warrant Officer rank and have a long service good conduct award. Your talking of well travelled people mixing with many cultures in their service career. Im very skeptical of his comments
@@dellx3048 I agree, he’s made a pretty sweeping statement. It’s easy to accuse, didn’t back it up with any actual statement of what was said.
Can you be a former army officer and do this job
all is well, so long there is no physical requirements for the position. besides the obvious jaw waggling of course.
Lovely video, but it's hard to forget the relentless sexist bullying and harassment to which Moira Cameron was subjected for years after she became a Yeoman Warder. Why has there yet to be a second female Beefeater? Read the Telegraph's summary: bit.ly/1jH4wLi
The bullying was never proven. Im not saying it didnt happen and i dont condone bullying at all. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1231756/Beefeater-sacked-harassing-female-Yeoman-tells-arrival-caused-ructions-Tower-cost-job-home.html
Also, as to why there hasnt been a 2nd woman beefeater...you cant FORCE ppl into a job, they have to apply, if no woman wants to do it....then so be it.
Actually there has been a second female beefeater in the tower of London and that's the deputy commandant of the tower
@@sebengeli5913 Ssh don't let facts get in the way of Internet Warriors with an axe to grind.
I bet women make better beefeaters.
This country have to show we not sexist, Thank goodness it not a real job any more ,just for the tourist...
Anthony Hopkins why?
They still provide the security on the royal palace you idiot.
it just shows you.. idiots can not keep their mouths shut.. ever..
She would literally kick your ass old man...
She could literally kick your fucking arse