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Royal protocol dictates monarchs must not meddle in politics. But that rule doesn’t mean the Queen shouldn’t take a keen interest in government – in fact, she’s done that with great skill in Britain and across the globe.

President Bill Clinton wrote in his memoir, ‘Her Majesty impressed me as someone who but for the circumstance of her birth, might have become a successful politician or diplomat. As it was, she had to be both, without quite seeming to be either. ’

During her reign, the Queen has visited over 100 countries and hosted countless state visits.

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