Gift fit for a queen? UK monarch gets 60 place mats

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Jeremy Selwyn / AFP - Getty ImagesA picture shows place mats which were presented to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II when she sat in on a Cabinet meeting inside 10 Downing Street in central London Tuesday.By Rachel Elbaum, NBC NewsUpdated at 12:25 p.m. ET: Queen Elizabeth II sat in on a U.K. Cabinet meeting for the first time in her reign Tuesday, after an invitation from ministers wanting to present her with a gift celebrating her 60 years on the throne, a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said.

Wearing a royal blue dress and diamond brooch, the queen was met at her car by Prime Minister David Cameron outside his official residence, 10 Downing Street.

She met with members of the Cabinet in a side room and then took a seat between Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague to observe the weekly meeting.

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