The Queen visits No 10 Downing Street – in pictures
Queen Elizabeth II is welcomed by David Cameron to 10 Downing Street Photograph: Andy Rain/EPAThe prime minister, David Cameron, right, and his deputy, Nick Clegg, show the Queen inside before a cabinet meetingPhotograph: Jeremy Selwyn/AFP/Getty ImagesQueen Elizabeth II is presented to members of the cabinet Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/AFP/Getty Images
Historically, monarchs used to chair cabinet meetings, but the last one to exercise the right to attend was Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth's great-great grandmotherPhotograph: Jeremy Selwyn/AFP/Getty ImagesThe 86-year-old sovereign sat in as an observer on the cabinet meeting Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/AFP/Getty ImagesQueen Elizabeth II and members of the cabinet pose for a photograph at No 10 Downing Street Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Queen leaves No 10 Downing StreetPhotograph: Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesQueen Elizabeth II is accompanied by the foreign secretary, William Hague, as she leaves No 10 Downing Street Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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