Baroness Thatcher, Britain's greatest post-war prime minister, has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family has announced.
Her son, Sir Mark, and daughter Carol confirmed that she died this morning.
Lord Bell, her spokesman, said: "It is with great sadness that Mark and
Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully
following a stroke this morning.A further statement will be made later."
Lady Thatcher died at the Ritz hotel at about 11am after suffering a stroke.
Her children were not at her bedside as they were abroad. Her doctor and
carer were there when she died.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen was saddened by the news.
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