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 ...

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, ...

Margaret Thatcher’s Relationship with Queen Elizabeth Was More Nuanced Than The Crown Portrays. ... The queen reportedly feared the Commonwealth would break apart.

Former Margaret Thatcher adviser weighs in on ‘The Crown’ ... The Queen, since she took the throne, has placed immense importance on her responsibilities as Commonwealth head.

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.

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 ...