Queen attends cabinet meeting for first time as part of Jubilee celebrations

(18 Dec 2012)
1. Queen Elizabeth II arriving at Downing Street, being greeted by British Prime Minister David Cameron
2. Various of queen greeting Downing Street staff and Cabinet members
3. Queen walking to meeting
4. Various of queen at meeting sitting next to Cameron
STORYLINE:
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sat in on a Cabinet meeting for the first time on Tuesday, taking a seat between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague.
It's believed to be the first time a sitting monarch has attended a Cabinet meeting in at least 100 years.
The government said the queen was attending Tuesday's meeting as an observer - not as a contributor - in honour 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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