First woman Beefeater on guard at Tower

posted September 4, 2007 - 1:01am
First woman Beefeater on guard at Tower

The first woman to serve as a Beefeater started work at the Tower of London yesterday with a graceful compliment to Henry VII for designing an ace uniform. Ms Cameron, 42, finally broke the 522-year male monopoly of the tiny regiment by beating five men for a vacancy.


Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/gender/story/0,,2161901,...
Author: masticool
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