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 ?

I would protest if Osbourne got a ceremonial funeral.

Jake, I think it's a lovely funeral. Very appropriate, dignified and wonderful music.
(And I'm an atheist pacifist feminist LibDem!!!)

All my favourite requiems. Can't fault the music.

chocky Boris wouldn't so much be second hand, as ....

Me too Chocky, apart from the Lib Dem bit.

Oh no. We had this at my dads funeral. Now I'm going to join Osbourne and cry.

Did MT choose the music? She had good taste.
I like this piece too that choirboys are singing.
Not heard it before.

I too could do Boris

does the church of england do comminion at funerals?

Italians now pointing out Jeffrey Archer and Jonathan Aitken. Are they sat together?

Has it been mentioned that her coffin is tilted slightly to the right?

Never mind Boris. Household Cavalry in white britches and knee high boots! Phew!

Then it got a bit christian at the end I thought

Err, wasn't it St Pauls? It should have been christian all the way through.

Really moving. Can anyone tell me what it was?TIA.

Altogether now

Now I shall blub happily to I vow....

Love this hymn -sways-

I Vow to Thee My Country - lovely lovely.

I saw Cameron having a good old yawn as well, masking it as singing.

Ugh Cherie face singing n gurning....

My DH wants this at his funeral - Vow to thy my Country - its quite moving.

((Hugs)) BastardDog.

I'm joining you now, we had this at my Gran's, and DH who is in the RAF wants this if he dies in Service.

I vow to thee my country, how stirring and a beautiful hymn.

"They are casting their problems at society. And, you know, there's no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look after themselves first. It is our duty to look after ourselves and then, also, to look after our neighbours." ? in an interview in Women's Own in 1987

Full quote and is as true today as it was when Mrs T said it.