NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the Washington School for an official visit during a day of engagements in Tyne and Wear on November 6, 2009 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the Washington School for an official visit during a day of engagements in Tyne and Wear on November 6, 2009 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

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  1. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II holds onto her hat in the high wind as she attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  2. CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Queen Elizabeth II (not pictured) attend the 800th anniversary celebrations of the University of Cambridge at Senate House on November 19, 2009 in Cambridge, England.
  3. CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II meets members of staff as she tours the Marshall Aerospace factory on November 19, 2009 in Cambridge, England. The privately-owned aerospace engineering company specialises in the conversion, modification and maintenance of military, corporate and civil aircraft.
  4. LONDON - NOVEMBER 18: Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman attend the State Opening of Parliament on November 18, 2009 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the Government's legislative programme in a speech delivered from the Throne in The House of Lords. This new session of Parliament will only last until the general election which has to be called by June 3, 2010.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (R) walk through the Royal Gallery in Westminster during the State Opening Of Parliament on November 18, 2009 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the Government's legislative programme in a speech delivered from the Throne in The House of Lords. This new session of Parliament will only last until the general election which has to be called by June 3, 2010.
  6. LONDON - NOVEMBER 12: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II holds an audience with the NATO Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, inside Buckingham Palace on November 12, 2009 in London, England. Mr Rasmussen took office as NATO Secretary-General on August 1 of this year, replacing the outgoing Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and has previously served as the Prime Minister of Denmark.
  7. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II the Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, England. The service is being held to commemorate the passing of a generation who fought in WWI. The last remaing veterans, William Stone, Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, all died this year.
  8. Former Conservative Prime Ministers John Major (L) and Baroness Margaret Thatcher arrive at Westminster Abbey in London, for a service to mark the Passing of The World War One Generation, on November 11, 2009. Queen Elizabeth II led Britain in marking Armistice Day on Wednesday -- along with troops on the frontline in Afghanistan -- while commemorating the passing of the World War I generation of soldiers. At 11:00 am (1100 GMT), 91 years since the Great War armistice came into effect, people fell silent for two minutes to remember those who fought and gave their lives in the 1914-1918 conflict.
  9. WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 10: Sir Nick Faldo poses with his knighthood after receiving it from Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle on Novembert 10, 2009 in Windsor, England. The 52-year-old becomes a 'Sir' on the back of a career which has seen him win six majors including three Opens.
  10. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
  11. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Queen Elizabeth II waves as she arrives at the Washington School for an official visit on November 6, 2009 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  12. LONDON - NOVEMBER 5: Port Vale Football Club chairman William Bratt after receiving his MBE from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on November 5, 2009 in London, England.
  13. LONDON - NOVEMBER 4: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) looks on as British Olympics minister Tessa Jowell (L) meets Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (centre R) at 10 Downing Street on November 4, 2009 in London, England. Brazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva will attend an audience with Queen Elizabeth II during his two-day official visit.
  14. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 4: Queen Elizabeth II receives the Ambassador of Bulgaria, Lyubomir Kyuchukov at Buckingham Palace on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  15. LONDON - NOVEMBER 3: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits the London 2012 Olympic Park site in Stratford on November 3, 2009 in east London, England.
  16. LONDON - NOVEMBER 2: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets guests at St James's Palace for a Friends of the Elderly reception on November 2, 2009 in London, England.

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  1. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) School children wave Union Jack flags as HM Queen Elizabeth II attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  2. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) School children wave Union Jack flags as Queen Elizabeth II as she passesafter attending the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  3. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II holds onto her hat in the high wind as she attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  4. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II waves as she attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  5. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II holds onto her hat in the high wind as she attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  6. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II steps out of her Bentley car as she attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  7. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II holds onto her hat in the high wind as she attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  8. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II waves as she attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  9. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  10. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II holds onto her hat in the high wind as she attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  11. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) School children wave Union Jack flags as HM Queen Elizabeth II attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  12. ELY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II holds onto her hat in the high wind as she attends the 900th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Ely at Ely Cathedral on November 19, 2009 in Ely, England.
  13. CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Queen Elizabeth II attend the 800th anniversary celebrations of the University of Cambridge at Senate House on November 19, 2009 in Cambridge, England.
  14. CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Queen Elizabeth II attend the 800th anniversary celebrations of the University of Cambridge at Senate House on November 19, 2009 in Cambridge, England.
  15. CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Queen Elizabeth II attend the 800th anniversary celebrations of the University of Cambridge at Senate House on November 19, 2009 in Cambridge, England.
  16. CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is chancellor of the University of Cambridge (not pictured) and Queen Elizabeth II attend the 800th anniversary celebrations of the University of Cambridge at Senate House on November 19, 2009 in Cambridge, England.

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