Thatcher Dead: Full Details And List Of Funeral Guests

Full List Of Thatcher's Funeral Guests
|

Below is the official guidance issued by Downing Street on the funeral of Margaret Thatcher

Around 200 states, territories and international organisations invited to send an official representative to funeral service of Lady Thatcher

The invitations to the funeral service of Baroness Thatcher at St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday 17 April will be printed today and will start being dispatched tomorrow.

The guest list has been drawn up by Lady Thatcher’s family and representatives with the assistance of the Government and the Conservative party. It is expected that over 2,000 invitations will be sent out.

The doors of St Paul’s Cathedral will open at 9am. Guests are asked to be seated by 10am with the service due to commence at 11am.

Those invited include family and friends of Lady Thatcher, those who worked with her over the years, including all surviving members of her Cabinets, former Chiefs of Staff, Conservative associates, Peers and MPs, members of the Cabinet, Peers and MPs, Members of the Order of the Garter, Members of the Order of Merit, foreign associates and dignitaries and representatives from the wide range of groups she was associated with.

In agreement with Lady Thatcher’s representatives, around 200 states, territories and international organisations are being invited to send an official representative to the funeral service. We have invited those countries and institutions with whom we have normal diplomatic relations. In addition, there are invitations being made in a personal capacity to some current and former world leaders as well as others from overseas who had a close connection to Baroness Thatcher.

St Paul’s has a capacity of 2,300 and is expected to be full on the day. Invitees include:

All surviving former prime ministers

All surviving former US Presidents and a Reagan family representative

Hillary Clinton

All surviving members of Lady Thatcher’s Cabinets

The current Cabinet

The Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition

President Manuel Barroso

Sir Bernard and Lady Ingham

Fredrick Forsyth CBE

Former Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia

A representative of Nelson Mandela

Some of those attending include:

Mr & Mrs Michael Portillo

Tony & Cherie Blair

F.W. de Klerk

Dame Shirley Bassey DBE

Jeremy Clarkson

Lord and Lady Lloyd Webber

Lord and Lady Archer

Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG OBE

Lord Carrington

Prime Minister Harper of Canada

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulrooney of Canada

As invites are accepted we will issue updates on this list.

The family has approved the guest list and the Cabinet Office and Foreign Office are assisting Lady Thatcher’s office in the process of sending out the invitations.

They have been contacting guests directly over the last couple of days to let them know that they are on the list. Invitations will be dispatched on Friday by First Class post. Additional requests from people wishing to attend are being discussed with the family on an on-going basis.

Dress code

The following dress code will be sent out with invitations:

• Full Day Ceremonial without swords

• Morning Dress (Black Waistcoat and Black Tie) / dark suit

• Day dress with Hat

• Medals and Decorations may be worn

Invitations

• Invitations are due to be dispatched on Friday.

• VIP invitations are white and those guests will be seated under the dome of the Cathedral – they have a red or green stripe – which designates port or starboard

• All other invitations are different colours – depending on where your seat is in the Cathedral