Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Dies At 87 -- News Roundup

Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher Dies Peacefully At The Age Of 87 After Suffering A Massive Stroke -- Daily Mail

* The Iron Lady became Britain's first and only female Prime Minister
* Baroness Thatcher had suffered from poor health over the past decade
* Tory politician will have state funeral with military honours at St Paul's Cathedral - first since Winston Churchill
* David Cameron: 'We've lost a great leader and a great Briton'
* Queen is 'sad' to hear news and sends private message of sympathy to her family
* Mrs Thatcher had been staying at the Ritz hotel until her death

Former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher has died today after suffering a stroke.

Britain's first and only female political leader passed away peacefully aged 87, after suffering from poor health for more than a decade.

Baroness Thatcher had been staying at the Ritz Hotel in Central London for several months but it is not known if she died there.

Her spokesman Lord Bell said: 'It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning'.

The Queen was sad to hear of Baroness Thatcher's death and Her Majesty will send a private message of sympathy to the family, Buckingham Palace said today.

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