LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 18: Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, arrives to attend the Government’s weekly Cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street on December 18, 2012 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II attended the weekly Cabinet meeting as an observer, the first time a monarch has done so since Queen Victoria attended a cabinet meeting of her government over a century ago. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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