Andy Merry was born in Kent to a family of service personnel. His father had been in the Royal Navy and transferred to the Royal Marines. His mother was a Wren.
Andy served in Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, Belize and Northern Ireland. He explains in detail what it feels to be in a life or death battle and how the failure of a grenade to detonate saved the lives of 6 Iraqi combatants.
Following a distinguished career He worked in Maritime security and eventually applied for the Tower of London where he took up his role as a Beefeater. Andy has since been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis he has undertaken a battle with MS and has raised £60k for charity by climbing Mont Blanc. He is now making plans to row across the Atlantic followed by an extreme cycle ride across the USA. the route will be from The Bike Shed in Shoreditch to California
He has met Royalty and states that his proudest moment was being part of the team who guarded the body of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as she lay in state in the Great Hall in Westminster.
Andy is not a tour guide. He is a member of the Queens Body Guard!
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