During his time as a Beefeater, Mr Abbott lived in the Tower of London.

Ask a visitor to name a building or monument that defines London ... no piece on the Tower would be complete without reference to the Yeoman Warders (a.k.a. Beefeaters) and ravens.

That's despite it being in one of the most-visited places in London. The Keys, you see, part of the Tower of London ... you drink in the Beefeaters' pub? We went for gin and tonic (the brand ...

Beefeaters Union Tower Warders ... breasted tunics who carry halberds up and down the battlements of the Tower of London are, as every U.S. tourist knows well, Yeomen Warders.