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It was one of the most joyous – and most glamorous – royal visits of all time. So, can YOU tell what’s wrong with this magnificent photograph of the Queen?

It is monumental in sweep, mixing formal dignity with vast scale and, even today, unmatchable glamour. This famous black and white panorama by photographer Bert Hardy captures the young Queen Elizabeth at the Paris opera house, the Palais Garnier, on her first state visit to France in April 1957. It …

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