Secret Tour To The Crown Jewels
Worth it? I guess so.
A security firm spent months secretly investigating Beefeaters suspected of pocketing thousands of pounds from unauthorised private tours of the Tower of London.
The inquiry found that one Yeoman Warder broke strict rules by giving a group a private viewing of the Crown Jewels at night. ‘There was an inference that this had been a commonplace activity,’ said a report.
Investigators were told that another Beefeater boosted his income by regularly letting his house at the Tower to tourists after advertising it on the internet. He also secured seven-day temporary passes for his ‘guests’ which enabled them to come and go as they pleased and gave them access to areas normally denied to the public.
The Mail on Sunday can reveal that as well as making allegations about the Beefeaters’ lucrative sideline, whistleblowers also told the investigation team how:
* A Beefeater grew cannabis for personal use in his garage at the Tower.
* Another boasted of how he took women turned on by his uniform back to his house for sex.
* The daughter of a Beefeater suspected of co-operating with the inquiry was allegedly assaulted.
* Bullying and intimidation were commonplace.
