The Nash Conservatory was relocated from Buckingham Palace grounds in 1836 by reigning British monarch King William IV.
UN's arms inspectors in Iraq, as Tasmania's governor, the nominal representative of the British monarch.
The British monarch has no political power but Elizabeth has immense power as a figurehead.
As well as being the head of state, the British monarch is governor of the Church of England.
She also became the first British monarch to reach a 65th wedding anniversary.
Queen Elizabeth was "sad to hear the news of the death of Baroness Thatcher, " a spokesman for the British monarch said.
In 1683, George II, king of England 1727-1760 and the last British monarch to take part in a battle (Dettingen, 1743), born.
However, Wallace was given the Order of Merit, the highest honour that could be given by the British monarch to a civilian.
Queen Elizabeth II is the only British monarch to have celebrated a diamond wedding anniversary, having been married to Prince Philip since 1947.
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This has increased the sense that a constitution that places the British monarch at its centre no longer reflects the realities of modern Australia.
Noting that Queen Victoria was the only previous British monarch to have reigned for 60 years, Lord Mandelson said 2012 would be a "landmark year".
He or she will be the first British monarch born in the 21st century or, as many communications experts are calling it, the age of the personal brand.
But he added that it was not straightforward, because the decision would have to be approved by the Commonwealth realms, where the British monarch is also head of state.
Instead of the British monarch who gave her name to the Victorian century, Mr Gay suggests a more representative embodiment of the era: Arthur Schnitzler, a Viennese playwright (pictured above).
The current British monarch follows in her predecessors' footsteps.
Following the referendum vote, the Queen said she would stand by Australia - which gained independence in 1901 but still keeps the British monarch as its head of state - whatever its decision.
Following the queen's visit to Ireland in 2011 -- the first by a British monarch since Irish independence -- Prime Minister David Cameron described the effect Elizabeth is able to have when she chooses.
All 80 dresses, worn at official engagements and private family events, bear the designation of British couturiers Norman Hartnell and Hardy Amies, as well as designers who have created garments specifically for the British monarch.
The agreement left intact the British monarch as the head of state, giving the queen's representative, known as the governor-general, the right to appoint a prime minister in the event of a hung parliament, and to dismiss one that had lost the confidence of lawmakers.
Obama finished his whirlwind of meetings with tea at Buckingham Palace with the British monarch and her husband, Prince Philip, where, according to media reports, the president gave the queen a fully loaded, engraved iPod and a rare, signed songbook from American composer Richard Rodgers.
Welsh-born Prime Minister Julia Gillard, a republican, has for her part conceded that the issue is unlikely to be tested again during the lifetime of the current British monarch, a view shared by Mr. Turnbull, who along with Mr. Swan wrote a foreword for the new book.
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