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CFB Shilo’s own Capt. Megan Couto will be the first woman ever to command the Queen’s Guard in London, England, next week.

A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada, Couto has been posted to the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Shilo for almost three years.

"To be the captain of the Queen’s Guard is an exceptional honour for any officer, but to be the first female officer to ever do it is tremendous and historic," said past battalion commanding officer Lt.-Col. Wayne Niven. "We’re … honoured that the Queen requested the Patricia’s to mount her guard this summer, and it’s quite fitting, being Canada’s 150th."

On Sunday, 80 troops from the 2PPCLI and 35 members of the Royal Canadian Artillery Band will assume ceremonial duties as the Queen’s Guard.

Couto has been selected to command the Queen's Guard on Monday and the mounting of the Queen’s Guard will continue until July 3.

The Queen’s Guard are soldiers charged with guarding the official royal residences in the United Kingdom, including Buckingham Palace, St. James’s Palace, Windsor Castle and the Tower of London.

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