Final journey for the Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher in 1992. Source:http://www.brunogarschagen.com

This morning Margaret Thatcher’s funeral was under the gaze of the world’s eyes.

The hearse carrying the former Prime Minister’s coffin set off from Palace of Westminster at 10am to arrive at St Paul’s after one hour.

More than 2,000 guests, including the Queen, a congregation heavy with British politicians from decades past and present and several PMs from 170 countries, were in London to take part to the ceremony.

The Big Ben was silenced, PM question cancelled and hundreds of people all over Britain gathered to remember a memorable life.

Prime Minister David Cameron, who was sitting beside the former PM’s coffin during the function, had earlier said:

“Baroness Thatcher had an incredibly tough time during her eleven years in office”.

“She was an extraordinary woman and the greatest British peacetime Prime Minister”.

Lady Thatcher, who died last week at the age of 87, has been the only female PM in Britain and also the longest serving for over a century (1979-1990).

She transformed British politics, and this is why both Britain and the world still debate over the Iron Lady legacy.

This morning police were ready for protesters, but luckily, only a few groups took advantage of the situation to show their anger towards Mrs Thatcher’s reforms.

Most people just wanted to mark their respect while the former politician, who was also a mother and a grandmother, was making her final journey.