Although most of the taxes and duties due to the Constable of the Tower are no longer collected, in an annual ceremony, a ship of the Royal Navy still moors alongside the Tower to deliver one barrel of wine or rum, in payment of a duty to the Constable.
The Queens House at Tower Green is the official residence of the Governor of the Tower of London. The House was built in 1540 in typical Tudor style.
Resident Governor Geoffrey Field refers to himself as the chief executive of the biggest visitor attraction in Britain, certainly the biggest historic attraction business.