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| No state funeral for Margaret Thatcher | No state funeral for Margaret Thatcher |
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| Lady Thatcher will receive a ceremonial funeral with military honours at St Paul's Cathedral. | Lady Thatcher will receive a ceremonial funeral with military honours at St Paul's Cathedral. |
| The Queen has consented to the honour, said Downing Street. It is understood that Thatcher had been consulted on the details of the service, which is expected to reflect her love of Elgar. There will be no public lying in state at her request, it is understood. | The Queen has consented to the honour, said Downing Street. It is understood that Thatcher had been consulted on the details of the service, which is expected to reflect her love of Elgar. There will be no public lying in state at her request, it is understood. |
| A No 10 spokesman said: "We can announce that, with the Queen's consent, Lady Thatcher will receive a ceremonial funeral with military honours. | A No 10 spokesman said: "We can announce that, with the Queen's consent, Lady Thatcher will receive a ceremonial funeral with military honours. |
| "The service will be held at St Paul's Cathedral. A wide and diverse range of people and groups with connections to Lady Thatcher will be invited. The service will be followed by a private cremation. All the arrangements being put in place are in line with wishes of Lady Thatcher's family. Further details will be published over the coming days." | "The service will be held at St Paul's Cathedral. A wide and diverse range of people and groups with connections to Lady Thatcher will be invited. The service will be followed by a private cremation. All the arrangements being put in place are in line with wishes of Lady Thatcher's family. Further details will be published over the coming days." |
| The streets between Westminster and St Paul's will be cleared for the procession. | The streets between Westminster and St Paul's will be cleared for the procession. |
| The costs of the funeral will be borne by the government and Thatcher's estate, Downing Street said. There will be a military bearer party and members of the armed forces will line the route. | |
| A ceremonial funeral is one below a state funeral, which is normally reserved for monarchs. Sir Winston Churchill was the last former premier to be given a state funeral, in 1965. The funerals of the Queen Mother and Diana, Princess of Wales, were ceremonial funerals. | A ceremonial funeral is one below a state funeral, which is normally reserved for monarchs. Sir Winston Churchill was the last former premier to be given a state funeral, in 1965. The funerals of the Queen Mother and Diana, Princess of Wales, were ceremonial funerals. |
| There is little difference between a ceremonial and a state funeral, but the latter would require an act of parliament. "To the man in the street it will look like a state funeral," said one Whitehall official. | There is little difference between a ceremonial and a state funeral, but the latter would require an act of parliament. "To the man in the street it will look like a state funeral," said one Whitehall official. |
| St Paul's recently provided a backdrop for the Occupy movement in London, with a tented protest against social and economic inequality – which it blamed on deregulation of the City that began with Thatcher's so-called "big bang" – springing up on the steps of the cathedral. | St Paul's recently provided a backdrop for the Occupy movement in London, with a tented protest against social and economic inequality – which it blamed on deregulation of the City that began with Thatcher's so-called "big bang" – springing up on the steps of the cathedral. |
| When protesters were evicted the cathedral was criticised by some for its perceived cosiness with the establishment. | When protesters were evicted the cathedral was criticised by some for its perceived cosiness with the establishment. |
| The funeral will take place in the middle of a series of open debates called The City and the Common Good being held under the cathedral dome. | The funeral will take place in the middle of a series of open debates called The City and the Common Good being held under the cathedral dome. |
| • Poll: should Thatcher have a state funeral? |