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UK bids farewell to Margaret Thatcher

April 17, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

LONDON Thousands of Britons lined the streets of central London on a grey Wednesday morning to see the hearse pass by carrying former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher‘s body to her funeral ceremony.

Britain’s Iron Lady is being laid to rest with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, but polarizing political figure — an elaborate affair with full military honors culminating in a service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London attended by world leaders and dignitaries from 170 countries.

The first part of Wednesday’s elaborate proceedings saw Thatchter’s casket removed from a chapel inside the Houses of Parliament, where it spent Tuesday evening — per her request — and loaded onto the hearse for the ride to the St. Clement Danes chapel. It was just the first stop on Baroness Thatcher‘s final journey….

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4-17-13

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Britain's Iron Lady to be buried with full pomp

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Britain’s Iron Lady is being laid to rest with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarizing political figure.

World leaders and dignitaries from 170 countries are attending the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, an elaborate affair with full military honors that will culminate in a service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will be among the mourners, who include 11 prime ministers from around the world, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.

Dozens of people camped out overnight near the 17th-century cathedral in hopes of catching a glimpse of Thatcher’s flag-draped coffin and its military escort, and hundreds had arrived hours before the funeral was due to start.

“I came to commemorate the greatest hero of our modern age,” said 25-year-old Anthony Boutall, clutching a blue rose. “She took a nation on its knees and breathed new life into it.”

Flags on government buildings were lowered to half-staff across the country ahead of the service, but not all Britons were joining in the mourning.

Hundreds of political opponents said they would stage a silent protest by turning their backs as the coffin goes by.

“Like anyone else she deserves a decent funeral, but not at the expense of the taxpayer,” said protester Patricia Welsh, 69.

A coffin bearing the former leader’s body will travel by hearse from the Houses of Parliament to the church of St. Clement Danes, before being borne on a gun carriage drawn by six black horses to the cathedral, where 2,300 invited guests await.

More than 700 soldiers, sailors and air force personnel will line the route and around 4,000 police officers will be on duty as part of a major security operation, stepped up after Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and wounded more than 170.

Parliament’s Big Ben bell will be silenced for the funeral service, which will include hymns and passages from the Bible read by Prime Minister David Cameron and the late premier’s granddaughter, Amanda Thatcher.

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Margaret Thatcher Funeral: Britain’s Iron Lady To Be Buried With Full Pomp

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

LONDON — The Iron Lady is being laid to rest – yet even in death, she remains a divisive figure.

World leaders and dignitaries from 170 countries were to attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, an elaborate affair with full military honors that will culminate with a service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Britain to bid farewell to its Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher

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The Iron Lady is being laid to rest — yet even in death, she remains a divisive figure.

A coffin bearing the former leader’s body will travel by hearse to the church of St. Clement Danes, before being borne on a horse-drawn gun carriage to the cathedral, where 2,300 invited guests will await.

The woman nicknamed “the Iron Lady” transformed Britain during her 11-year tenure from 1979 to 1990, and died on April 8 at age 87.

Thatcher is being given a ceremonial funeral — not officially a state funeral, which requires a vote in Parliament. Still, the proceedings will feature the same level of pomp and honor afforded Princess Diana in 1997 and the Queen Mother Elizabeth in 2002.

That has raised the ire of some Britons, those who view her legacy as a socially and economically divided nation. Scotland Yard says it is working with a “small number of people planning to protest” peacefully Wednesday.

Those attending the Thatcher funeral include Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, 11 prime ministers from around the world, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.

Some high profile guests sent their regrets: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan — whose husband Ronald had a close relationship with Thatcher — will not be able to attend; nor will former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who shared key moments in history with the late prime minister. Germany’s Angela Merkel was sending her foreign minister, while the American political power families the Clintons and the Bushes declined to attend.

Alicia Castro, Argentina‘s ambassador to the U.K., is not going, since Thatcher was in power in 1982 when Britain defended the Falkland Islands from being taken over by Argentina.

On Tuesday, Thatcher’s body was taken to the Houses of Parliament in London. Her coffin, draped in a red, white and blue Union flag, was driven to the Palace of Westminster and carried into the crypt chapel of St. Mary Undercroft, where about 100 family members, colleagues and senior politicians attended a private service.

The medieval chapel remained open overnight so lawmakers and parliamentary staff could pay their respects to the former leader.

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Boston Marathon Explosions Put World Cities On Alert

April 16, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

By The Huffington Post News Editors

LONDON — With more than 30 marathons being held this weekend alone and big events on the horizon, officials around the world are boosting security efforts in the wake of the fatal bomb blasts that shook Boston’s race.

Britain was making last-minute efforts to tighten measures for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher‘s funeral on Wednesday at St. Paul’s Cathedral, which is to be attended by hundreds of diplomats and dignitaries, including Queen Elizabeth II.

Boston Marathon blasts put world's cities on alert

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With more than 30 marathons being held this weekend alone and big events on the horizon, officials around the world are boosting security efforts in the wake of the fatal bomb blasts that shook Boston’s race.

Britain was it was making last-minute efforts to tighten measures for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher‘s funeral on Wednesday at St. Paul’s Cathedral, which is to be attended by hundreds of diplomats and dignitaries, including Queen Elizabeth II and Price Harry.

Russian sports officials said Tuesday they will beef up security in preparation for the Winter Olympics and other events.

Police in some major U.S. cities were monitoring landmarks, government buildings, transit hubs and sporting events. Law enforcement agencies also urged the public via Twitter and Facebook to report suspicious activity to the police.

“No matter how many days, months or years pass without a major terrorist attack, it only takes one such attack to bring us back to the cruel reality,” Interpol chief Ron Noble told The Associated Press early Tuesday, saying police would be on high alert.

Although security has been increased at some U.S. and European landmarks, overall terror threat levels have remained unchanged — in contrast to other recent bombings and thwarted attacks in which terror threat levels were raised and travel advisories put in place.

“The (Boston) attacks mean that we will be assessing our security protocols,” said a British security official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to be publicly named. “There is some initial information coming out … but it is too early to draw any conclusions. There doesn’t appear at this point, however, to be a wider threat.”

Security was particularly tight for the big events in Britain, which has been at the heart of several terror attacks in the past decade, including suicide bombings in 2005 that killed 52 people. Several international terror plots have also been traced back to suspects in Britain.

Workers are inspecting some of the country’s 4.3 million CCTV cameras in high-traffic areas around London to ensure views are unobstructed and equipment is functioning. Workers in an underground bunker monitor the footage around the clock.

Boosting security may also include adding manpower, increasing air visibility and securing public transport routes. Police and counter-terrorism officials are also aggressively monitoring

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Thatcher coffin taken to Parliament before funeral

April 16, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

The body of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is being taken to the Houses of Parliament, where it will rest overnight before her funeral.

About 100 colleagues and senior politicians will attend a private service in Parliament’s chapel of St. Mary Undercroft later Tuesday.

The Iron Lady, who transformed Britain during her 11-year tenure, died April 8, aged 87.

The divisive leader is being given a ceremonial funeral with full military honors — to the chagrin of some Britons.

On Wednesday morning, her coffin, draped in a red, white and blue Union flag, will travel by hearse to the church of St. Clement Danes before being borne on a horse-drawn gun carriage to St. Paul’s Cathedral.

More than 4,000 police officers will be on duty amid a major security operation.

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Pre-dawn rehearsal for Margaret Thatcher's funeral

April 15, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

A pre-dawn military rehearsal has been held in preparation for Margaret Thatcher‘s funeral.

In advance of Wednesday’s funeral at St. Paul’s Cathedral a flag-draped coffin was carried by horse-drawn carriage Monday to the famous domed cathedral in central London.

Some 700 Armed Forces personnel were in place for the drill.

Officials say the practice was needed to familiarize troops from different service branches with the overall plan.

The funeral of the former prime minister who died last week will be attended by Queen Elizabeth II and numerous foreign dignitaries.

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UK lawmakers to pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher

April 10, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

British lawmakers are returning from vacation to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, as preparations get under way for a funeral filled with ceremony and security headaches.

Prime Minister David Cameron will lead praise for Thatcher Wednesday during a special session of the House of Commons, recalled from Easter break after the former leader’s death on Monday.

Such sessions are usual for former premiers, but are generally brief. More than seven hours has been set aside for Thatcher, a reflection of her status as one of Britain’s most iconic — and divisive — leaders.

That division continues, with some questioning the public expense of her April 17 funeral at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Police and security officials are planning for potential disruption from anti-Thatcher protesters or Irish Republican Army dissidents.

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Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral To Be Held April 17

April 9, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

By The Huffington Post News Editors

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II will be among the mourners at the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on April 17, officials announced Tuesday.

Buckingham Palace said the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, would attend the ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral, which is expected to draw dignitaries from around the world.

Thatcher's ceremonial funeral to include full military honors

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The British government says former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s funeral will be held April 17.

Undertakers on Tuesday removed the ex-leader’s body from London’s Ritz Hotel, where she died Monday, amid preparations for a ceremonial funeral with full military honors.

A van carrying Thatcher’s casket left the hotel for an undisclosed location.

Officials say Thatcher’s funeral will be held with full military honors at St. Paul’s Cathedral. It is not technically a state funeral, which requires a vote in Parliament, but is the same level of honor given Princess Diana and the Queen Mother Elizabeth.

Thatcher’s coffin will lie overnight at the Houses of Parliament before the funeral, and then travel on a horse-drawn gun carriage to the cathedral along a route lined by military personnel.

“The Iron Lady” died at 87 after suffering a stroke.

“It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning,” Thatcher spokesperson Lord Bell said Monday in a statement.

Thatcher led Britain’s Conservatives to three election victories from 1979 to 1990, the longest continuous period in office by a British prime minister since the early 19th century. Alongside former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Thatcher battled against communism and saw the Berlin Wall get torn down in 1989.

“We have lost a great leader, a great prime minister and a great Briton,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said in a statement.

Tony Blair, a former British prime minister, said Thatcher had a vast impact on the world.

“Very few leaders get to change not only the political landscape of their country but of the world,” he said. “Margaret was such a leader.”

President Barack Obama said with Thatcher’s death, America has lost a “true friend,” while former President George W. Bush echoed Blair’s sentiment, calling Thatcher an “inspirational leader.”

“Prime Minister Thatcher is a great example of strength and character, and a great ally who strengthened the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States,” Bush said in a statement.

Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II was sad to hear the news of Thatcher’s passing, adding that she would be sending a private message of sympathy to the family.

It said the funeral will be attended by a “wide and diverse range of people,” and the service will be followed by a private cremation.

During 11 bruising years as prime minister, Thatcher transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to free markets and infuriated European allies. She transferred large chunks of the economy from the state hands to private ownership.

“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money,” she once said, according to Reuters.

To her fervent admirers, battling Maggie was an icon, a national savior who ended Britain’s post-World War II cycle of confrontation and decline — eclipsed as a 20th-century British leader only by Winston Churchill.

Her vehement critics, however, saw her as a bellicose figure at home and abroad, a destroyer of industries and, with it, a way of life.

She was a sharply divisive figure even within her Conservative …read more

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Thatcher funeral to be held April 17

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The British government says former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher‘s funeral will be held April 17.

Undertakers on Tuesday removed the ex-leader’s body from London’s Ritz Hotel, where she died Monday, amid preparations for a ceremonial funeral with full military honors.

A van carrying Thatcher’s casket left the hotel for an undisclosed location.

Thatcher’s coffin will lie overnight at the Houses of Parliament before the funeral, and then travel on a horse-drawn gun carriage to the cathedral along a route lined by military personnel.

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Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female PM, dead at 87

April 8, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

By BronxKnight

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87.

She suffered a stroke Monday, her spokeswoman said. A British government source said she died at the Ritz Hotel in London.

Thatcher’s funeral will be at St. Paul’s Cathedral, with full military honors, followed by a private cremation, the British prime minister’s office announced.

Thatcher served from 1975 to 1990 as leader of the Conservative Party. She was called the “Iron Lady” for her personal and political toughness….

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04-08-13

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Margaret Thatcher's Economic Legacy Contested

April 8, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

By The Associated Press

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LONDON (AP) – Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.

The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation – breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prosperous nation by the time a mutiny ousted her from No. 10 Downing Street.

Thatcher’s spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister died from a stroke Monday morning at the Ritz hotel in London. Flags were flown at half-staff at Buckingham Palace, Parliament and Downing Street for the 87 year old. Queen Elizabeth II authorized Thatcher to have a ceremonial funeral – a step short of a state funeral – to be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London with military honors.

Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a trip to Madrid and Paris to return to Britain following news ofThatcher’s death, and his office confirmed that Thatcher would be cremated following the ceremonial funeral. It did not provide further details, saying only the arrangements were in line with the wishes ofThatcher’s family.

For admirers, Thatcher was a savior who rescued Britain from ruin and laid the groundwork for an extraordinary economic renaissance. For critics, she was a heartless tyrant who ushered in an era of greed that kicked the weak out onto the streets and let the rich become filthy rich.

“Let us not kid ourselves, she was a very divisive figure,” said Bernard Ingham, Thatcher’s press secretary for her entire term. “She was a real toughie. She was a patriot with a great love for this country, and she raised the standing of Britain abroad.”

Thatcher was the first – and still only – female prime minister in Britain’s history. But she often found feminists tiresome and was not above using her handbag as a prop to underline her swagger and power. A grocer’s daughter, she rose to the top of Britain’s snobbish hierarchy the hard way, and envisioned a classless society that rewarded hard work and determination.

She was a trailblazer who at first believed trailblazing impossible: Thatcher told the Liverpool Daily Post in 1974 that she did not think a woman would serve as party leader or prime minister during her lifetime.

But once in power, she never showed an ounce of doubt.

Thatcher could be intimidating to those working for her: British diplomats sighed with relief on her first official visit to Washington, D.C., as prime minister to find that she was relaxed enough to enjoy a glass of whiskey and a half-glass of wine during an embassy lunch, according to official documents.

Like her close friend and political ally Ronald Reagan, Thatcher seemed motivated by an unshakable belief that free markets would build a better country …read more

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UK: Thatcher to receive ceremonial funeral

April 8, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

The British government says former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will receive a ceremonial funeral with military honors.

Thatcher — known as the “Iron Lady” — died Monday from a stroke at 87. Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a trip to Spain and France upon hearing the news.

Downing Street says Queen Elizabeth II has authorized a ceremonial funeral — a step short of a state funeral — to be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

It says the funeral will be attended by a “wide and diverse range of people,” and the service will be followed by a private cremation.

It did not provide further details on the timing of the service, saying only that the arrangement are “in line with the wishes” of Thatcher’s family.

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