Who is going to Margaret Thatcher’s funeral? Detailed list.
Invitations to the funeral of former British PM Margaret Thatcher at St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday 17 April are being sent out.
The guest list has been decided by Margaret Thatcher’s family and representatives, along with the government and the Conservative Party.
It is expected that more than 2,000 invitations will be delivered.
About 200 states, territories and international organizations have been invited to send an official representative.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has not been invited but the country’s ambassador to Britain has – Downing Street says this is in keeping with diplomatic protocol for such occasions.
Queen Elizabeth II will lead the mourners with the Duke of Edinburgh.
St Paul’s Cathedral has a capacity of 2,300 and is expected to be full on the day.
Margaret Thatcher’s funeral invitees include:
All surviving former UK prime ministers
All surviving former US presidents
A representative of the family of former US President Ronald Reagan
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
All surviving members of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinets
The current British cabinet
Opposition leader Ed Miliband
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso
Margaret Thatcher’s former press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham and Lady Ingham
Author Frederick Forsyth
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad
A representative of Nelson Mandela
The first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond
The first minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones
The first minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson
Falklands War veterans
Director of The British Forces Foundation Mark Cann
Archbishop of York, the Most Reverend John Sentamu
Broadcaster Sir David Frost
Broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald
Lyricist Sir Timothy Rice
Actress June Whitfield
Actress Joan Collins
Fashion designer Anya Hindmarch
Some of those attending Margaret Thatcher’s funeral include:
Tony and Cherie Blair
Former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk
Singer Dame Shirley Bassey
Broadcaster and journalist Jeremy Clarkson
Lord and Lady Lloyd Webber
Lord and Lady Archer
Lord Powell of Bayswater
Lord Carrington
Canadian PM Stephen Harper
Former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney
Michael and Carolyn Portillo
Broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan and Lady Helen Wogan
Among those not attending Margaret Thatcher’s funeral ceremony:
Ronald Reagan’s widow Nancy is understood to be too frail to travel
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will not be attending due to health problems
Downing Street has confirmed that Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will not be invited
Lord Kinnock – former Labour Leader of the Opposition – will not be present because of a commitment to attend the funeral of a former local councillor in Wales
Comedian Jim Davidson, a prominent Tory supporter during the 1980s, is understood not to have been invited
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