LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher will be given a funeral just one step short of a full state ceremony on April 17, the government announced, a day after Britain's only female prime minister died at 87, ...

Before dawn broke over central London Monday morning, armed forces personnel and others rehearsed their parts in the upcoming funeral for former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. On Wednesday, a gun ...

Throughout her life and political career, Margaret Thatcher was a divisive figure. On the eve of her funeral, Scotland Yard has been attempting to predict just how divisive the former Prime Minister ...

David Dimbleby will present BBC One's coverage of Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, April 17. BBC One's coverage of the funeral will begin at 9.15am. Mentorn Media / BBC Scotland Thatcher will ...

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann will attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday as part of a congressional delegation. In the waning days of 2012 presidential ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said a ceremonial funeral with military honours, a tribute usually reserved for senior members of the royal family, would be held for former Prime Minister ...

(AP) More than 2,300 guests have confirmed they will attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the former U.S. presidents, surviving U.K. prime ministers, world ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has asked former Secretaries of State George Shultz and James A. Baker III to lead a delegation to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s funeral.

LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Britain has decided not to invite Argentine President Cristina Fernandez to Margaret Thatcher's funeral next week, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, a snub ...