Tag: Megan Couto

Canadian soldier becomes first infantry woman to captain UK queen’s guard

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A Canadian soldier became the first woman from an infantry unit to take command of troops guarding Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace residence in London on Monday (June 26). Captain Megan Couto, 24, led the queen’s guard while visiting Britain to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Canada, one of the 15 nations in addition to the United Kingdom which has the 91-year-old queen as head of state. Guard duties are […]