He has the rolling, slightly pained gait of an ex-athlete, a well-trimmed crown of silver hair, and a taste for fine tailoring, even in casual clothes.

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Hers is the most-pictured face in history, and the back cover's 2007 Chris Levine "Lightness of Being" picture of a silver-haired monarch wearing the same crown, but scrunching her eyes shut, says everything there is to say about her job.

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Topped with a crown made entirely from sugar, the cake reflects the Silver, Gold and Diamond Jubilees, the Royal Navy, the Army and Royal Air Force.

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