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Sir Shridath Ramphal, who has died aged 95, was Commonwealth secretary-general from 1975 to 1990, when he got on famously badly with Margaret Thatcher over the contentious issue of South African ...
Margaret Thatcher enraged the Queen by defying Commonwealth leaders in a vote over apartheid, newly declassified files reveal. Her Majesty was so furious that she considered scrapping her weekly ...
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the grocer’s daughter whose overpowering personality, bruising political style and free-market views transformed Britain and transfixed America ...
Margaret Thatcher was one of the defining personalities of the 20th century. In diplomacy, economics, society and as a woman, she had enormous impact at home and abroad.
“The Crown” Season 4 brings to vivid life the collision of personalities and politics that shaped the relationship between Margaret Thatcher and the Queen. It’s mostly all true.
Margaret Thatcher’s Relationship with Queen Elizabeth Was More Nuanced Than The Crown Portrays. ... The queen reportedly feared the Commonwealth would break apart.
The Queen has been described in recent press reports as worried that Mrs. Thatcher's firm opposition to sanctions threatened to break up the 49-nation Commonwealth.
Margaret Thatcher was strongly opposed to admitting women to the UK who were the second wives of men in polygamous marriages, ... It was worried about how Commonwealth countries, ...
In late 1989, we boarded the Royal Australian Air Force’s old VIP Boeing 707 and flew from Canberra to Kuala Lumpur, prime minister Bob Hawke wreathed in the smoke of his cigar in the forward cabin.
Margaret Thatcher enraged the Queen by defying Commonwealth leaders in a vote over apartheid, newly declassified files reveal. Her Majesty was so furious that she considered scrapping her weekly ...