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

893 replies

JugglingFromHereToThere · 17/04/2013 09:34

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

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 ?

OP posts:
Flosshilde · 17/04/2013 12:07

Yy don'tmind and studiously ignoring the hair tearing and teeth gnashing from Edwina.

carabos · 17/04/2013 12:07

it'syonilime the cushions are carrying her honours - Garter and Order of Merit I think.

juneybean · 17/04/2013 12:07

No my heart was in my mouth amicissimma

BastardDog · 17/04/2013 12:07

Those bells sound ill.

landofsoapandglory · 17/04/2013 12:07

Is Carol on the phone?

ItsYonliMe · 17/04/2013 12:07

Who is the curly haired man next to Carol Thatcher?

NotTreadingGrapes · 17/04/2013 12:08

Chelsea hospital is where the Italians say she is being interred.

The purple pillows had her medals/orders on them.

TheOneWithTheHair · 17/04/2013 12:08

Is that Carol on her phone? Shock

landofsoapandglory · 17/04/2013 12:08

They are muffled BastardDog.

Bowlersarm · 17/04/2013 12:08

Thank you yoni and jenni. So do the family go and have drinks/nibbles somewhere with the 'guests'?

DontmindifIdo · 17/04/2013 12:08

ItsYonliMe - think that's carol's DP.

juneybean · 17/04/2013 12:09

No she just had her hand next to her face I think

TheOneWithTheHair · 17/04/2013 12:09

The queen looks really quite upset.

juneybean · 17/04/2013 12:09

Carol's desperate to get further away

BastardDog · 17/04/2013 12:09

Love how Mark T just wiped his sweaty hands on his tails in preparation for shaking hands with the Queen.

Jenny70 · 17/04/2013 12:09

The Queen greeted Carol before Wife #2 (don't know her name!)

Bowlersarm · 17/04/2013 12:10

Really impressed with the grandchildren. They are so poised.

YoniMaroney · 17/04/2013 12:10

Amanda Thatcher curtseyed very nicely in those enormous heels.

landofsoapandglory · 17/04/2013 12:10

I love the Queen.

Horsemad · 17/04/2013 12:11

So she should Jenny!

chubbymomie2012 · 17/04/2013 12:11

do Mark and Carol not get on?

DontmindifIdo · 17/04/2013 12:12

floss - Oh yes, Edwina will be impossible.

I bet Gordon Brown doesn't have a state do unless Tony Blair has died first and had one. If Brown goes first, it'll be a very quiet affair.

miemohrs · 17/04/2013 12:12

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Jenny70 · 17/04/2013 12:12

I agree Horsemad, just pleased that the Queen knows the order of things, seemed off that Carol was tucked behind on the way out and as the coffin went down, she could hardly see!

BastardDog · 17/04/2013 12:12

Carol will really regret that hat. Seems to be giving her a lot of trouble.