Elizabeth II assiste à son premier conseil des ministres

An employee of the Royal Academy of Arts displays '2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee' by David Hockney, as part of the Diamond Jubilee gift to Queen Elizabeth II, of almost one hundred works of art from the Royal Academy of Arts at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, Friday Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/PA, Jonathan Brady) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE ------------------------ LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II sat in on a Cabinet meeting Tuesday for the first time, taking a seat between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague to observe the weekly discussion of government business. Her visit is believed to be the first time a sitting monarch has attended a Cabinet meeting in at least 100 years. Cabinet members presented her with a gift of 60 placemats in honor of her Diamond Jubilee. The government said the queen attended Tuesday's meeting as an observer — not as a contributor — in honor of her 60 years on the throne. But her visit has raised some eyebrows for appearing to blur the traditional line between government and monarchy. As head of state, the queen performs some ceremonial and formal duties related to government but must remain neutral on political matters.

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