According to royal etiquette, when the Queen has finished eating, the meal is over.
The Queen can’t vote, but under what is known as royal prerogative, she can dismiss a prime minister.
The Queen has received over 3.5 million items of correspondence over her reign, and has sent out over 37,500 Christmas cards over the course of 70 years.
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