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The Queen held weekly meetings with 11 Tory and 4 Labour leaders over 70 years (Picture: PA/Getty) As the longest-serving monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth saw more prime ministers pass through Downing Street than any other monarch. Her 70-year reign saw no fewer than 15 leaders come and go, starting with Winston Churchill, who was in power when she succeeded her father. The limited role of a constitutional monarch meant her closest link to the reins of power was her meetings with the prime minister. Fate had it that her last public appearance was for her 15th and final appointment of a new PM, resulting in the now-poignant photos released: When Liz met Liz. The Queen in the Drawing Room before receiving newly elected leader of the Conservative party, Liz Truss, at Balmoral Castle (Picture: PA) The more formal full-length dress she usually appears in at such occasions was exchanged for the sort of comfortable countrywoman style the Queen is known to favour while in her private Scottish residence. She stands smiling, in kilt and cardigan, in front of a fireplace. Besides some bruising to her hand, she appeared happy and well in photographs taken at the meeting. As her health took a turn for the worse, Ms Truss said the nation was ‘deeply concerned’ by the news, adding: ‘My thoughts – and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom – are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time.’ Sir Winston was prime minister when Elizabeth II became Queen(Pictu...