{"id":651084,"date":"2013-04-08T09:55:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T13:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=224071"},"modified":"2013-04-08T09:55:01","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T13:55:01","slug":"margaret-thatcher-dies-buckingham-palace-issues-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/651084","title":{"rendered":"Margaret Thatcher Dies, Buckingham Palace Issues Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Iron Lady&#8221; Margaret Thatcher has passed away at the age of 87. The news was announced by her daughter, Carol Thatcher, who said she died peacefully following a stroke on Monday morning. <\/p>\n<p>Buckingham Palace issued the following statement: <\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Queen was sad to hear the news of the death of Baroness Thatcher. Her Majesty will be sending a private message of sympathy to the family.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Current prime minister David Cameron said: <\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It was with great sadness that l learned of Lady Thatcher&#8217;s death. We&#8217;ve lost a great leader, a great prime minister and a great Briton.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thatcher was the first female prime minister of Britain, and is often associated here in the U.S. with her work with former president Ronald Reagan in the 80s.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a small sample of the conversation in the Twitterverse: <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>&#8216;rampant inequality, social breakdown, City deregulation, deindustrialisation, mass unemployment&#8217; -Thatcher&#8217;s legacy. Thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Griffiths (@TomCamGriffiths) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCamGriffiths\/status\/321252935218630656\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>RIP PM Thatcher&#8230;a woman who shattered the glass ceiling for others to follow..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23IronLady\">#IronLady<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harlan Vigil (@Vignutz01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vignutz01\/status\/321252935151538176\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>&#8220;@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lcorcoran\">lcorcoran<\/a>: Margaret Thatcher has died following a stoke. Guessing a lot of people will have an opinion on this <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/HfU61J0dGe\" title=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-22067155\">bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politi\u2026<\/a>&#8221; yep<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Han Irving (@NuttyHan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NuttyHan\/status\/321252934706941952\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Pretty saddened to hear of Margaret <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Thatcher\">#Thatcher<\/a>&#8216;s death, tbh. An incredible woman in anyone&#8217;s book. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23theironlady\">#theironlady<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Harsant (@joshharsant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshharsant\/status\/321252934446886912\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>RIP Margaret <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Thatcher\">#Thatcher<\/a>.No doubt one of the greatest leaders this world has ever known<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt McRae (@Matt_McRae) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_McRae\/status\/321252926276390913\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Though I had no time for Thatcher and her politics she did epitomise what is missing in British politics today, great characters.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Whitstable Cabby (@WhitstableCabby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhitstableCabby\/status\/321252918533697537\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Farewell to Britain&#8217;s Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gerome De Villa (@signatureGerome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signatureGerome\/status\/321252915807395840\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Interestingly, my feed is full of people respecting Thatcher&#8217;s drive, determination &amp; patriotism, but none actually supporting her policies<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jack Swan (@JackAlSwan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackAlSwan\/status\/321252907381030912\">April 8, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It goes without saying (as it would for pretty much any politician), the world was divided on Thatchers politics, and that continues to be evident scanning the Twitterverse for reactions to her death. 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The news was announced by her daughter, Carol Thatcher, who said she died peacefully following a stroke on Monday morning. Buckingham Palace issued the following statement: &#8220;The Queen was sad to hear the news of the death of Baroness Thatcher. 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