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First Female Beefeater Takes Her Post

Posted Sep 3, 07 4:20 PM CDT in Arts & Living,  World 

(Newser) – The Tower of London is no longer a man's world—a 42-year-old Scottish woman has become the first female Beefeater. Moira Cameron started work today after 2 months of special training. Like the other Yeoman Warders who work at the tower, she'll guard the crown jewels and lead tours. "This place is magical," she told the BBC.

Cameron served 22 years in the army to become eligible for the £20,000-a-year position. "It's just a wonderful job and I'm very, very lucky to have it," she said, flashing a huge smile. The Yeoman Warders have guarded at the tower since 1485; today, for the first time, one of them went to work armed with lip gloss.

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Moira Cameron, centre, who is the first woman to serve as a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London, Monday September 3, 2007, joins the 35 guards who protect the Crown Jewels. Cameron, a Warrant Officer...   (Associated Press)
Yeoman Warder Moira Cameron, left, the first female Beefeater, poses for pictures along with male colleagues, at the Tower of London, Monday Sept. 3, 2007. Cameron, 42, joined the protectors of the Crown...   (Associated Press)
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Moira Cameron, who is the first woman to serve as a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London, faces the media, Monday Sept. 3, 2007, as she joins the 35 guards who protect the Crown Jewels. Cameron, a Warrant...   (Associated Press)
Moira Cameron, who is the first woman to serve as a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London, Monday September 3, 2007, joining the 35 guards who protect the Crown Jewels. Cameron, a Warrant Officer Class...   (Associated Press)
The first woman Yeoman Warder, Moira Cameron, from Argyll, wears a Beefeater uniform for the first time at the Tower of London, London Friday July 6, 2007. Former Army senior NCO Moria, 42, started public...   (Associated Press)
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