Appleton later trained as a toastmaster and has opened events in Milan , Amsterdam , and Las Vegas . Appleton recalls being told by a young child at a fete opening that " he looked like a town crier " , and having " never looked back " since then . In the early 2000s , Appleton became the official town crier of Romford in East London . Appleton cites himself as the President of the Guild of International Millennium Town Criers on his website . Appleton later had unofficial crier duties at the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton , the 2012 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II , and the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
Tony Appleton