Jane Austen. Enid Blyton. Lewis Carroll. Agatha Christie. Arthur Conan Doyle. Winston Churchill. Roald Dahl. Charles Darwin. Daniel Defoe. Charles Dickens. Walt Disney. Scott Fitzgerald. Ian Fleming. Kenneth Grahame. Thomas Hardy. Funeral of Margaret Thatcher — A mourner holds the order of service as he attends the ceremony. Funeral of Margaret Thatcher — Members of the public watch the proceedings. Thatcher died of a stroke on April 8, aged She was accorded a "ceremonial" style funeral with full military honors, similar to those of Diana, Princess of Wales and the Queen Mother.
The funeral was organized in line with the wishes of Thatcher herself and those of her twin children, Mark and Carol. Richard Chartres gave the address. The bishop noted that the service was a funeral rather than memorial. Chartres paid tribute to Thatcher's "courtesy and personal kindness which she showed to those who worked for her, as well as her capacity to reach out to the young and often also to those who were not, in the world's eyes, 'important.
As a mark of respect, the chimes of Big Ben, as the bell and clock tower by the Palace of Westminster are commonly known, were silenced for the duration of the proceedings. The flag at 10 Downing Street flew at half staff. Rewriting history: How UK might have been without Thatcher. A horse-drawn carriage earlier carried Thatcher's coffin through the heart of the British capital to St.
Thatcher's coffin had lain overnight at a chapel at the Palace of Westminster and was taken by hearse to the Church of St. As it traveled through the streets, both cheers and boos were heard from bystanders, reflecting the divisive legacy of the politician known as the "Iron Lady. The threat of demonstrations -- on top of fears that dissident Irish Republicans may try to act -- heightened security concerns around the funeral and more than 4, Metropolitan Police officers were placed on duty for the event.
As to Mrs Thatcher, we will keep you posted. New Plantable Tree Urn Video. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. There will be no public lying in state, at Thatcher's own request. One Whitehall source said: "It will look and feel like a state funeral to all intents and purposes. Costs are to be borne by the government and Thatcher's estate, with Downing Street declining to reveal at this stage the proportion to be met by the nation.
A No 10 spokesman said the payments from the public purse would be published after the event. They will undoubtedly include the costs of the planned military procession, involving hundreds of members of the armed services, and of the major policing and security operation expected to be mounted.
Thatcher was understood to fear that a parliamentary bill, which would have to be passed to permit public funds for a state funeral, could prompt a divisive debate.
Thatcher's coffin will be moved to the chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster on the night before the funeral.
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