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The Queen with new Prime Minister Liz Terrace
The Queen has tasked all prime ministers with forming a government since Anthony Eden in 1955, but Liz Terrace was the first prime minister to travel to Scotland to meet the Queen.
In a break with tradition, the new prime minister did not meet the Queen in London at Buckingham Palace.
Instead, the Queen held a meeting with the new Prime Minister at Balmoral.
The Queen ascended to the throne in 1952, when Winston Churchill was prime minister. Below are photos of her with all 16 leaders from her 70-year rule.
Winston Churchill 1951-1955
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The Queen with Prince Charles and Princess Anne, she met Sir Winston Churchill in 1953
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The Queen shakes hands with Sir Anthony Eden in 1956
Harold Macmillan 1957-1963
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Harold Macmillan, who also served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford, welcomes the Queen to the university in 1960
Alec Doo the heist S Home 1963 – 1964
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The Queen speaks to Sir Alec Douglas Home and Sir Home during a reception at County Hall in 1964
Harold Wilson 1964 – 1970
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Harold Wilson with the Queen in 1969
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The Queen with Edward Heath, Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon at Checkers in 1970
Harold Wilson 1964 – 1970
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Harold Wilson welcomed the Queen at 10 Downing Street in 1976
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James Callahan meets the Queen for lunch at Windsor Castle in 1977
Margaret Thatcher 1979-1990
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The Queen with Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan at Buckingham Palace in 1984
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The Queen with John Major, third from left, and former Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath and James Callahan in 1992
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Portrait of the Queen with Tony Blair at Buckingham Palace as he calls for government in 2002
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Gordon meets Brown with the Queen in 2007
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David Cameron at Buckingham Palace in 2010 as the Queen invited him to form a government
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Theresa May visited Buckingham Palace when she became Prime Minister in 2016
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Boris Johnson visited Buckingham Palace in 2019 to succeed Theresa May
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Liz Terrace becomes the 15th Prime Minister to be appointed by the Queen, succeeding Boris Johnson