Ceremony of the Keys
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The Ceremony of the Keys is the traditional nightly locking-up ritual at the Tower of London, performed by Yeoman Warders and considered one of the oldest military ceremonies in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ceremony of the Keys canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5222666 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ceremony of the Keys Context triple: [Yeoman Warders, associatedWith, Ceremony of the Keys]
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A.
Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard is a traditional British military ceremony in which soldiers ceremonially replace the guards protecting royal residences, most famously at Buckingham Palace in London.
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B.
The Monument
The Monument is a prominent Doric column in the City of London commemorating the Great Fire of London of 1666.
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C.
The Gate of Honour
The Gate of Honour is a historic ceremonial gateway at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, traditionally used by graduating students as they process to receive their degrees.
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D.
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a ceremonial handover of duties between regiments of the British Army, featuring precise drill and military music, performed outside the official London residence of the monarch.
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E.
Gate of Honour
The Gate of Honour is a historic ceremonial gateway at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, traditionally used by students during graduation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ceremony of the Keys Target entity description: The Ceremony of the Keys is the traditional nightly locking-up ritual at the Tower of London, performed by Yeoman Warders and considered one of the oldest military ceremonies in the world.
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A.
Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard is a traditional British military ceremony in which soldiers ceremonially replace the guards protecting royal residences, most famously at Buckingham Palace in London.
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B.
The Monument
The Monument is a prominent Doric column in the City of London commemorating the Great Fire of London of 1666.
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C.
The Gate of Honour
The Gate of Honour is a historic ceremonial gateway at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, traditionally used by graduating students as they process to receive their degrees.
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D.
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a ceremonial handover of duties between regiments of the British Army, featuring precise drill and military music, performed outside the official London residence of the monarch.
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E.
Gate of Honour
The Gate of Honour is a historic ceremonial gateway at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, traditionally used by students during graduation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British tradition
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military ceremony ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Crown Jewels
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linked to:
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
Tower of London garrison ⓘ Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London ⓘ
linked to:
Yeoman Warders
|
| audience | public visitors ⓘ |
| city |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| customaryUtterance |
"Halt! Who comes there?"
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"King Charles's Keys." ⓘ "Pass, King Charles's Keys. All's well." ⓘ "The Keys." ⓘ "Whose Keys?" ⓘ |
| dressCode | ceremonial uniform ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 10 minutes ⓘ |
| endTime | 22:05 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bugle call "Last Post"
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linked to:
Last Post bugle call
exchange of challenges and passwords ⓘ final salute and proclamation ⓘ formal procession with lantern ⓘ locking of the Tower of London gates ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic ceremonial practice ⓘ |
| inception | 14th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Tower of London ⓘ |
| organizer | Historic Royal Palaces ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Chief Yeoman Warder
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linked to:
Yeoman Warders
Yeoman Warders ⓘ military guard detachment ⓘ |
| publicAccess | limited capacity ⓘ |
| recurrence |
daily
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nightly ⓘ |
| requires | advance booking ⓘ |
| securityFunction | formal locking of the Tower of London ⓘ |
| significance |
ceremonial protection of the British Crown Jewels
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one of the oldest military ceremonies in the world ⓘ symbolic locking of the Tower of London ⓘ |
| startTime | 21:53 ⓘ |
| ticketRequired | yes ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| tradition | British Army tradition ⓘ |
| uses |
bugle
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lantern ⓘ rifles ⓘ set of keys ⓘ |
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