Tag: St Paul’s Cathedral

• Tuesday, May 29th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

  Falklands: Argentine cabinet chief will honor fallen British combatants, at St. Paul's cathedral

  

  Argentine cabinet chief Marcos Peña will be honoring the British combatants fallen during the South Atlantic conflict when he travels to the UK. The ceremony is scheduled for next 4 June at St Paul's cathedral in London

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 02:07 UTC

  Thousands turn out to pay their last respects to Baroness Thatcher in London

  

  Queen Elizabeth led mourners on Wednesday in St Paul's Cathedral at the funeral of Baroness Thatcher Britain's longest serving prime minister of modern times. More than 2,000 guests from around the world paid their last respects at the biggest such occasion since the Queen Mother's funeral in 2002.

• Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 18:18 UTC

  Controversy over the cost of the funeral; William Hague to the rescue

  

  The cost of Lady Thatcher’s funeral next Wednesday will be revealed afterwards, but the Daily Mirror has estimated it could be as high as £10m. The taxpayer is expected to foot most of the bill, with the Thatcher family agreeing to make an unspecified contribution.
  Foreign Secretary Hague said Britain could “afford” to cover some of the costs.

• Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 18:03 UTC

  Details of Lady Thatcher’s funeral; Cristina Fernandez not in the invite list

  

  Britain has decided not to invite Argentine President Cristina Kirchner to the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Downing Street said on Thursday. The decision follows on a special request from the Thatcher family.However Ambassdor Alicia Castro will be invited since according to diplomatic protocol Britain has normal relations with the UK, and it is a state to state issue.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 07:55 UTC

  Lady Thatcher’s funeral with military honours will take place on April 17

  

  Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's ceremonial funeral with military honours will take place in London on Wednesday, April 17, David Cameron's office said. The service will be held in St Paul's Cathedral, Downing Street announced.

• Monday, April 8th 2013 - 14:42 UTC

  Iron Lady will receive ceremonial funeral with military honours at St Paul’s Cathedral

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron’s office announced that Lady Thatcher who died on Monday will receive a Ceremonial funeral with military honours at St Paul’s Cathedral. No date has been given and further details will be released over the next few days. However on her family’s wishes it will not be a full state funeral.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 20:53 UTC

  Memorials in London, Cambridge and Falklands remember Britons lost in Antarctica

  

  Two memorials dedicated to Britons who lost their lives in the service of science in Antarctica are unveiled this week. Since 1948, a total of 29 people have died in the British Antarctic Territory, one of the most extreme, inhospitable and uncharted places on Earth.