RIP Lady T; fond memories of her coming into office in 1979 & the subsequent elevation of HM Forces pay and conditions, which were truly dire in the mid-1970's.
Her formidable leadership during the Falkland's war was, and still is, inspirational (notwithstanding sundry policy errors which fuelled Argentina's ambitions).
As for her other actions/achievements in British society, it was mostly necessary to extract the country from the socialist mire which she inherited.
On the international stage, she was a major factor in orchestrating the final act in the long-running Cold War saga; also, her fears & predictions over the growth of a federal Europe can now be seen to be entirely accurate.
How typical of this provincial grocer's daughter to eschew a fly-past on economic grounds; kitchen table economics again!
I would dearly love to see a Spitfire & Hurricane pair overfly her cortege - surely this woman embodied all that these fine aircraft, and their history, portray.
We will not see her like again - Ad Astra, Lady T.
HB