IT may seem like a decade - but today marks exactly one year since Theresa May took over from David Cameron as PM.
In 12 short months, she has gone from being Thatcher mark two to a bruised and feeble figure.
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Theresa May and her husband Philip on July 11 last year, the day her only rival Andrea Leadsom withdrew from the Tory leadership election after saying that being a mother gave her an edge on Mrs MayCredit: Getty Images
Theresa May pictured on July 12 last year, when she had been elected Tory leader but one day before she officially became Prime Minister - she was dropped off at the wrong door, to the delight of photographersCredit: Getty Images
The new Prime Minister dressed as a bumblebee for her first meeting with the Queen, who asked her to take office on July 13, 2016Credit: PA:Press Association Wire
Mrs May and her husband were all smiles at the door of Number 10 as she entered for the first time as PMCredit: Getty Images
One of the few politicians who's had as bad a year as Mrs May is SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon - the pair are pictured at their first meeting on July 15Credit: PA:Press Association
Theresa and Philip love going on walking holidays - they are pictured here in August last year, but it was on a holiday this spring that Mrs May made the fateful (and fatal) decision to hold a snap electionCredit: Getty Images
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Mrs May had her first and last official meeting with Barack Obama on September 4 last year, sporting her favourite red outfitCredit: AP:Associated Press
The PM winced as her rival Philip Hammond, the Chancellor, gave his speech at the Tory conference last OctoberCredit: London News Pictures
The PM dressed in hi-viz to present an award to her old foe George Osborne on November 3, but the sacked Chancellor had the last laugh by using his Evening Standard newspaper to attack Mrs May relentlesslyCredit: SilverHub
Mrs May is known for her fashion sense, but this traditional Indian outfit was a drastic departure from her usual get-up when she visited the country in NovemberCredit: PA:Press Association
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The PM had a bad hair day at RAF Northolt in November last year when she met the Polish prime minister Beata SzydloCredit: PA:Press Association
Philip May, who has been married to Theresa for decades, is her closest adviser as well as her companion at events such as The Sun's Millie awards in December last yearCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
On January 18 this year, the Prime Minister made her most important speech, setting out her Brexit strategy and confirming she would not compromise with RemoanersCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
In late January, Mrs May became the first world leader to visit Donald Trump at the White House - the pair held hands, in a sign of the close relationship they have aimed forCredit: Getty Images
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Mrs May has a record of looking just a bit uncomfortable whenever she ventures into a classroom - this snap was taken in Cumbria in February, during a by-election campaignCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
Mrs May pulled an unusual face during a visit to a London school in March this year, shortly before the latest BudgetCredit: PA:Press Association
She is known for her ultra-serious demeanour, but the PM saw the funny side at Prime Minister's Questions in March this yearCredit: PA:Press Association
In late March, she started the clock ticking on Brexit by signing the Article 50 letter which officially let the EU know we are leavingCredit: Getty Images
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The Prime Minister brandished a huge sword and extravagant hat standing in for the Queen at a Sandhurst ceremonyCredit: AP:Associated Press
On April 14, Mrs May unexpectedly announced she was calling an election - wrongly assuming that she would gain a hugely increased majority against Jeremy CorbynCredit: EPA
The PM broke the rule of never to be seen eating in public during a campaign stop in Cornwall in early MayCredit: Getty Images
The PM looked breezy when she visited Buckingham Palace and asked the Queen to dissolve Parliament on May 3 - not knowing the horrors to comeCredit: AP:Associated Press
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The Mays appeared on The One Show and revealed they have 'boy jobs and girl jobs' - and it's Philip who takes the bins outCredit: PA:Press Association
Mrs May joined in with schoolchildren when she was campaigning in the West Midlands during mid-MayCredit: PA:Press Association
Mr Trump and Mrs May appeared to have lost some of their bonhomie when they met at a Nato summit in Brussels in late MayCredit: Getty Images
She once more broke the 'no eating' rule as she munched on cheese at a West Country agricultural show in the election campaignCredit: Getty Images
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The day before the election, the PM chuckled alongside traders at London's Spitalfields meat market - though some booed herCredit: PA:Press Association
Mrs May knew she had failed by the time it came for her to be re-elected as MP for Maidenhead in the early hours of June 9Credit: Reuters
The Mays looked grim-faced on the morning after the General Election - but still the PM refused to acknowledge the scale of her humiliating defeatCredit: PA:Press Association
The PM failed to shore up her street cred when she screwed up a Mexican wave while watching England play France alongside Emmanuel Macron, days after her election disasterCredit: Wired Photos Sports
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Mrs May was fiercely criticised for her unemotional response to the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower; on June 15, she talked to firefighters but not to residentsCredit: Getty Images
Mrs May's stay in Number 10 is now dependent on the good will of the DUP - she is pictured with unionist leader Arlene on Foster on the day they sealed a deal, on June 26Credit: Getty Images
Mrs May, pictured in Parliament yesterday, has cut a seriously diminished figure ever since she lost her majorityCredit: Reuters
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