Tower of London Miniature Sheet, signed Constable of the Tower

'Constable of the Tower of London'

Tower of London miniature sheet first day cover. Signed by Sir Gordon Messenger, Constable of the Tower of London.

General Sir Gordon Kenneth Messenger, KCB, DSO & Bar, OBE (born 15 April 1962) is a retired senior Royal Marines officer who served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from May 2016 to May 2019. As a colonel he commanded 40 Commando during the Iraq War, and led the Commando in the assault on the Al-Faw Peninsula. He served as British Commander of Task Force Helmand, during the 3 Commando Brigade deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Operation Herrick IX from 2008 to 2009. After his retirement, Messenger has held ceremonial positions. In 2021 he became Rear-Admiral of the UK. In 2022, he was appointed as Constable of the Tower of London, and on the 6th May 2023, for the Coronation of King Charles III, he was made Lord High Steward.