"We look forward to seeing a British Army female infantry captain of the queen's guard when roles are opened up to women by the end of next year." Canadian women have been allowed to serve in the ...

The role of Mounting The Queen's Guard usually falls to the British Army's Household Division, which is part of the male-dominated infantry division. No British woman has yet led the Queen's Guard ...

Women were banned from combat roles in the British army until July last year, meaning no female infantry officers had ever had the role of Captain of the Queen's Guard before Couto. CORRECTION ...

Canadian soldiers are serving as the Queen's Guard on select dates until July ... to act as the king's guard for George V in 1916. Women have participated, but never before has the sovereign's ...

The role of Mounting the Queen's Guard usually falls to the British Army's Household Division, which is largely made up of male troops. While women in the British Army have served on frontline ...

Capt. Megan Couto was the first female to ever lead the Guard. How did it happen, and what’s behind the tradition? Captain Megan Couto of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light ...

has become the first woman to lead the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. Leading 40 of her fellow soldiers, the 24-year-old commanded the Queen’s Guard during the centuries-old ...