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OCR: London T ower guard (1990s) This tall spear is a 16th- to-17th century wea pan This dress uniformis called a partisan. UIOM on cerermorial occasions. weighs about 15 pounds! For everyday use Beefeat ters wear another traditional The gold embroidery uriform that is a bit incl ludes the initials af simpler the current king or queen of England Guards at the Tower of London aIE officially called Yeornan (YC riri Warders. but they are cormrarly called "Beefes ters." Although the origin of the nicknarre uncer ta in. legend has it that they were orre responsible for sarmpling the kirg : rreat to check for poison. This special gmup guards wa.s founded in1550 Over the years they hav ser ved bod yguards ard tour guides the historic Tower af Lordon. Beefeaters anather includes Yeoman YOmir reat group ...