YW Gray said it was "a definite life highlight" to have been selected as the 35th Beefeater in the tower. YWs, nicknamed Beefeaters, were introduced in 1485 by Henry VII to help guard the tower.

It is the only remaining distillery in London that produces London gin, and the gin it produces is called Beefeater. The tradition of distilling gin in London was imported from Holland in the 18th ...