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17/04/2013
Thousands Line Streets For Baroness Thatcher Funeral
More than 2,000 dignitaries from around the world have attended the funeral of Baroness Thatcher at St Paul’s Cathedral.
The Queen has led mourners as they paid their last respects at the biggest such occasion since the Queen Mother's funeral in 2002.
Mourners and members of the armed forces lined the streets as Lady Thatcher's coffin was carried through streets, in what David Cameron described as a "fitting tribute" to a major figure.
Some four thousand police officers are on duty in central London. There were reports of some protests but not the large demonstrations predicted by some.
"After the storm of a life led in the heat of political controversy, there is a great calm," said The Right Reverend Chartres, the Bishop of London.
"The storm of conflicting opinions centres on the Mrs Thatcher who became a symbolic figure - even an ism.
"Today the remains of the real Margaret Hilda Thatcher are here at her funeral service.
"Lying here, she is one of us, subject to the common destiny of all human beings."
(H/CD)
The Queen has led mourners as they paid their last respects at the biggest such occasion since the Queen Mother's funeral in 2002.
Mourners and members of the armed forces lined the streets as Lady Thatcher's coffin was carried through streets, in what David Cameron described as a "fitting tribute" to a major figure.
Some four thousand police officers are on duty in central London. There were reports of some protests but not the large demonstrations predicted by some.
"After the storm of a life led in the heat of political controversy, there is a great calm," said The Right Reverend Chartres, the Bishop of London.
"The storm of conflicting opinions centres on the Mrs Thatcher who became a symbolic figure - even an ism.
"Today the remains of the real Margaret Hilda Thatcher are here at her funeral service.
"Lying here, she is one of us, subject to the common destiny of all human beings."
(H/CD)
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Downing Street has announced that the funeral of Baroness Thatcher will take place on Wednesday 17 April. The former prime minister died on Monday, after suffering a series of strokes. She was 87-years-old. Following a processions from Westminster, the full ceremony, with full military honours, will take place at London's St Paul's Cathedral.
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Downing Street has announced that the funeral of Baroness Thatcher will take place on Wednesday 17 April. The former prime minister died on Monday, after suffering a series of strokes. She was 87-years-old. Following a processions from Westminster, the full ceremony, with full military honours, will take place at London's St Paul's Cathedral.
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Downing Street denies Thatcher funeral plans
Downing Street has denied reports that plans are being considered to give former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a state funeral. It had been reported that civil servants were drawing up plans to give Lady Thatcher, who was Prime Minister between 1979 and 1990, a state funeral.
15 April 2013
Rehearsal For Thatcher Funeral Procession
A full military rehearsal for Baroness Thatcher's funeral procession has taken place in London early this morning. More than 700 serving Armed Forces personnel were involved in the practice before dawn. The personnel will line the route of the funeral procession from Westminster to St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday.
Rehearsal For Thatcher Funeral Procession
A full military rehearsal for Baroness Thatcher's funeral procession has taken place in London early this morning. More than 700 serving Armed Forces personnel were involved in the practice before dawn. The personnel will line the route of the funeral procession from Westminster to St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday.
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