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