2011年10月16日
Baroness Thatcher was able to put that talent to the test once more yesterday as she stepped out for a lunch to celebrate her 86th birthday.
Dressed in a smart blue skirt and jacket, the former prime minister gave a broad smile to the cameras as she left her home for the London celebration flanked by her son Sir Mark Thatcher and daughter-in-law Sarah.
Beaming: Margaret Thatcher smiles as she leaves her home in London today to go to a lunch to celebrate her 86th birthday
Lady Thatcher’s momentous place in history was reaffirmed earlier this year when her old handbag was auctioned for a staggering £25,000 in June.
The Asprey handbag, which she had owned for 30 years, was famously pictured with her when she met President Reagan in America in 1985.
It was also used to carry state papers and she was photographed with it during some of her most important meetings with U.S. President Reagan and the Soviet leader, President Gorbachev.
Floral gifts: Several bouquets were delivered to the home of the former Prime Minister throughout the day
An estimate of £100,000 is understood to have been placed on the leather bag Margaret Thatcher carried during meetings with the US president Ronald Reagan, (pictured), and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
Source: the dailymail
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