Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’ Still Magnetic at 80
From Times Wire Reports
Margaret Thatcher turned 80 with a posh party attended by Queen Elizabeth II and the former British prime minister’s successors, John Major and Tony Blair.
Although the “Iron Lady” has grown frail after a series of strokes, she looked healthy as she arrived at the party about 15 minutes late -- a delay that an aide attributed to a congratulatory call from President Bush.
She paused for photographs before making her way into the plush Mandarin Oriental hotel near London’s Hyde Park.
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