Funeral of 'Iron Lady' Thatcher starts after London procession
LONDON (Reuters) - Borne aloft on the shoulders of eight military servicemen, the coffin of Margaret Thatcher was carried up the steps of London's main cathedral on Wednesday for a funeral service attended by Queen Elizabeth, Britain's political elite, and global dignitaries.
In life, the woman the Soviet Union christened the "Iron Lady" divided the British public with her free-market policies which sometimes wrought wrenching change on communities. In death it is no different
Thousands of supporters lined the streets of London as her casket made its final journey from the centre of British political power in Westminster to the service on top of a gun carriage draped in the red, white and blue British flag.
Most people clapped in respect but about two dozen opponents turned their backs on the procession.
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