To spend my morning watching the funeral of Maggie Thatcher (on BBC) ?

[JugglingFromHereToThere]

She was our first woman prime-minister - a significant personal achievement, especially for the daughter of a grocer from Grantham, born in 1925

Also I agree with those that say these ceremonial occasions are something we do really well in Britain.

So AIBU to be watching this morning - in spite of disagreeing with many of her policies ? Will you be watching ?
And what do you make of both her personal achievement and her legacy ?

Gordon buried a child as well remember.

I assumed Sam Cam was doing a Thatcher tribute with the pussy bow blouse. Bit corny.

Chocky - just spat my tea out....

I like Cameron. I feel sorry for him as being in a Coalition AND during major economic crisis, his hands are tied as to exactly what the government can afford to do.

Chocky - not the point, he was the PM for a long time, pushed through a lot of social changes (even if it was for selfish reasons, although I don't think MT would have done anything that would have cost her an election either) - the point is that the Palace can't afford to be seen as picking sides, so he'll have to be offered one, and I reckon Cherie is the sort to say yes.

Oh I love Brahms German Requiem.

I'm a raging leftie but agree with others that it is a historically important event. I wouldn't be watching if I wasn't stuck at home with a 4wk old though.

skippedtheripeoldmango: it's £16 to get in otherwise

2-4-1 here though: www.daysoutguide.co.uk/st-pauls-cathedral

free for the services obviously

Cherie Booth bangs on about her socialist roots but is happy to push and shove her way to the front just like any other happy capitalist.
The music is just fabulous.

Sadly Don'tmind I think you're right.

Have started thinking about my own funeral and what hymms I would like.
I like traditional ones with lots of thees and thys.
Definitely having Guide me o thou great redeemer.

Dd has offered to sing " Somewhere that's green" from Little Shop of Horrors and "Tell me it's not true" from Blood Brothers. We decided that anything from Avenue Q was not appropriate.

Cherie will make damn sure he gets hit over the head with a shovel while she's still compos mentis enough to look beautiful maybe not at the funeral.

the choir is beautiful. those little choir boys look sooo angelic.......wonder have any of their mums posted on our behaviour site???????

Has anyone seen the film Iron Lady?
What did you think of it?

Are they going to sing some big bellowy numbers as well? Apart from all this nice choiry stuff? I like a big boomy Abide With Me singsong.

hymns

Is it wrong to fancy one of the choir?

I don't think you can go wrong with the numbers Diana had at hers tbh.

Apart from Elton of course.

I've booked Macca to do the neh neh neh neh neh bit.

Thanks Maroney! Very kind of you to give me the info.

I cant' even bear the though of Cherie at Blair's funeral....

If the member of the choir has bumfluff ressembling a muzzie Eldritch'll be in there.

I wuv John Major. He's fab. Shame he gave way to Bliar and Shameron.

I wondered that BastardDog.

I've seen The Iron Lady. No idea if it's a fair representation of what she was like in private. It was all a bit odd.

did u see the queen whisper to her hubby as they brought the coffin in?????? what do u think she said?

Well said that man talking now.

This should be the last Ceremonial Funeral for a PM IMO. She was the longest serving PM for 150 years, according to Cameron this morning, and the first woman PM.

The rest of them are dishonest, slippery eels and are only in it for themselves. I, for, one hope that Blair in particular is never given a funeral like this.