INQUIRER.net: Britain bids farewell to Margaret Thatcher

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Britain bids farewell to Margaret Thatcher Apr 17th 2013, 22:35 LONDON—Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest on Wednesday with military pageantry and pockets of protests, in a funeral that reflected the polariszing impact of Britain's longest-serving post-war prime minister.   Queen Elizabeth II led mourners from the British establishment and 170 countries in bidding farewell to the Iron Lady, who transformed Britain and is credited with helping end the Cold War.   Tens of thousands of people gathered to watch the procession through London to St. Paul's Cathedral and many broke into spontaneous applause and threw flowers as the coffin passed by.   But several hundred protesters turned their backs and booed at the c... Keep on reading: Britain bids farewell to Margaret Thatcher Media files: margaret-thatcher-funeral1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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