According to a report in the
New York Times , the Tower’s “Ravenmaster,” Christopher Skaife, “with whom she [Merlina] shared a wonderfully close bond,” said the bird has not been seen at the tower for several weeks. He added, “her continued absence indicates to us that she may have sadly passed away.” Merlina was, until recently, considered to be the “Queen of the London Tower Ravens,” but now, after vanishing several weeks ago, the Tower s
Twitteraccount recently said “With Merlina gone, the tower now has six ravens.”
We have some really unhappy news to share. Our much-loved raven Merlina has not been seen at the Tower for several weeks, and her continued absence indicates to us that she may have sadly passed away. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/ccwCIBfdlT
QUEEN ELIZABETH II has been sent an ominous warning after a raven went missing from the Tower of London - with the ancient myth predicting the Crown and the Kingdom will now soon fall.
| UPDATED: 16:35, Thu, Jan 14, 2021
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Merlina the ‘Queen’ Raven, said to be “much loved” and “free-spirited” joined the flock at the Tower of London in 2007. But Merlina hasn’t been seen at her home in the 11th Century castle for a few weeks now. A spokesperson for the Tower said: “Our much loved raven Merlina has not been seen at the Tower for several weeks, and her continued absence indicates to us that she may have sadly passed away.
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Tower of London staff said they fear one of its resident ravens is dead. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 s Today programme, raven master Christopher Skaife said Merlina, the castle s Queen raven, had not returned since before the Christmas lockdown. The announcement has reminded people across the UK of the legend associated with the famous birds, which describes an apocalyptic fate for the nation should they disappear.