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TRIVIA |
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NICKNAME |
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GALLERY |
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CURIOS |
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Soviet
premier Mikhail Gorbachev hailed her as the 'Iron Lady'. And French
president François Mitterand sighed that she had 'the lips of Marilyn
Monroe, the eyes of Caligula'. |
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Cannot
bear paddling in shallow water. |
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During the years she represented Finchley in parliament (1959-97) she
never once missed attending the constituency old-age pensioners Christmas
party and cutting the cake - even during the time she was prime minister. |
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Made
secretary of state for education ans science in 1970, and wishing to cut
the budget in ways that would not affect education per se, she eliminated
free milk for older primary school children, earning for herself the
sobriquet 'Thatcher the Milk Snatcher'. |
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She is her husband Dennis"s second wife. The first Mrs Thatcher (also
Margaret) was a wartime whirlwind romance and marriage which ended soon
after the war. |
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Mrs
Thatcher's office once proposed to Buckingham Palace that they co-ordinate
the colours of outfits when the two women would be appearing together in
public. Buckingham Palace replied that this was unnecessary as the Queen
never noticed what Mrs Thatcher was wearing anyway. |
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