Beefeaters at Tower of London face job cuts amid coronavirus crisis

First time in more than five centuries that tower’s guards threatened with redundancies

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The famous Beefeaters at the Tower of London are among staff at six palaces in London and Northern Ireland threatened by redundancies as the coronavirus pandemic hits visitor numbers.

Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), the charity that looks after the palaces, faces a shortfall of £98m this year, and it expects visitor numbers to take years to recover to 2019 levels.

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