Queen Elizabeth II to attend UK Cabinet meeting at Downing Street for 1st time
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Queen Elizabeth II is due to sit in on a Cabinet meeting for the first time, where she is expected to take a seat between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Her visit is believed to be the first time a sitting monarch has attended a Cabinet meeting in at least 100 years.
The government said the queen will attend 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.
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As head of state, the queen performs some ceremonial and formal duties related to government but must remain neutral on political matters.