What you can and cannot bring home with you from your travels
Taxes in the U.K. and how you may be able to get some of that VAT refunded
The difference between customs, VAT taxes, and duty-free shopping
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The Queen doesn't need a passport. Since all British passports are issued "In the name of Her Majesty," the Queen can just vouch for herself—though her husband Philip, son Prince Charles, and everyone one else in the household do have passports.