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| Margaret Thatcher funeral: First Minister Carwyn Jones leads mourners from Wales | Margaret Thatcher funeral: First Minister Carwyn Jones leads mourners from Wales |
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| First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Secretary David Jones will lead mourners from Wales at the ceremonial funeral of former UK Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher in London. | First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Secretary David Jones will lead mourners from Wales at the ceremonial funeral of former UK Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher in London. |
| Singers Dame Shirley Bassey and Katherine Jenkins are among the celebrities attending the service at St Paul's Cathedral at 11:00 BST, amid a massive security operation. | Singers Dame Shirley Bassey and Katherine Jenkins are among the celebrities attending the service at St Paul's Cathedral at 11:00 BST, amid a massive security operation. |
| Lady Thatcher died on 8 April, aged 87. | Lady Thatcher died on 8 April, aged 87. |
| Two Welsh Guard brothers and Falklands War veterans will be pall bearers. | Two Welsh Guard brothers and Falklands War veterans will be pall bearers. |
| Major Nick Mott and his brother Garrison Sergeant Major William "Bill" Mott join representatives from the other two services who will carry the coffin into St Paul's at the end of its procession on a gun carriage. | Major Nick Mott and his brother Garrison Sergeant Major William "Bill" Mott join representatives from the other two services who will carry the coffin into St Paul's at the end of its procession on a gun carriage. |
| Both men were on the troop ship Sir Galahad when it suffered heavy losses in an Argentine attack in the Falklands war in 1982, early on in Baroness Thatcher's premiership. | Both men were on the troop ship Sir Galahad when it suffered heavy losses in an Argentine attack in the Falklands war in 1982, early on in Baroness Thatcher's premiership. |
| Soldiers from the Welsh Guards will also be among the 700 service personnel lining the processional route. | Soldiers from the Welsh Guards will also be among the 700 service personnel lining the processional route. |
| Some 2,300 people, representing 170 countries, are expected to attend and pay tribute to Lady Thatcher, who was prime minister from 1979 to 1990. | Some 2,300 people, representing 170 countries, are expected to attend and pay tribute to Lady Thatcher, who was prime minister from 1979 to 1990. |
| A security operation involving more than 4,000 police officers was under way early on Wednesday. | A security operation involving more than 4,000 police officers was under way early on Wednesday. |
| Among the politicians from Wales will be assembly presiding officer Rosemary Butler, and Welsh Office ministers Stephen Crabb and Baroness Randerson. | Among the politicians from Wales will be assembly presiding officer Rosemary Butler, and Welsh Office ministers Stephen Crabb and Baroness Randerson. |
| Conservative assembly leader Andrew RT Davies and MPs Glyn Davies and Guto Bebb are also going, and MEP Kay Swinburne. | Conservative assembly leader Andrew RT Davies and MPs Glyn Davies and Guto Bebb are also going, and MEP Kay Swinburne. |
| Plaid Cymru's parliamentary leader Elfyn Llwyd is also attending. | Plaid Cymru's parliamentary leader Elfyn Llwyd is also attending. |
| Tributes were paid in the Welsh assembly on Tuesday. | Tributes were paid in the Welsh assembly on Tuesday. |
| Carwyn Jones described Lady Thatcher as a remarkable personality, while the Tories' assembly leader Andrew RT Davies called her a "force for good". | Carwyn Jones described Lady Thatcher as a remarkable personality, while the Tories' assembly leader Andrew RT Davies called her a "force for good". |
| But Mr Jones said it was right to say that there many communities in Wales still felt the legacy of her politics. | But Mr Jones said it was right to say that there many communities in Wales still felt the legacy of her politics. |
| "The miners' strike and its aftermath are still very much felt by many of our communities and there is still great bitterness in terms of what happened at that time which lasts to this day," he told AMs. | "The miners' strike and its aftermath are still very much felt by many of our communities and there is still great bitterness in terms of what happened at that time which lasts to this day," he told AMs. |
| Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock who opposed Mrs Thatcher at the despatch box in the Commons for much of her premiership in the 1980s will not be there. | Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock who opposed Mrs Thatcher at the despatch box in the Commons for much of her premiership in the 1980s will not be there. |
| He is instead a mourner at the funeral of a former Labour councillor in his former Islwyn constituency. | He is instead a mourner at the funeral of a former Labour councillor in his former Islwyn constituency. |
| The Archbishop Of Wales Dr Barry Morgan has also said he was invited but was unable to attend due to prior engagements. | The Archbishop Of Wales Dr Barry Morgan has also said he was invited but was unable to attend due to prior engagements. |
| Dame Shirley Bassey has said she was "most honoured" to be invited to Lady Thatcher's funeral. | Dame Shirley Bassey has said she was "most honoured" to be invited to Lady Thatcher's funeral. |
| "She was a truly inspirational woman who always showed me enormous warmth and kindness, and to me the greatest prime minister since Winston Churchill." | "She was a truly inspirational woman who always showed me enormous warmth and kindness, and to me the greatest prime minister since Winston Churchill." |
| Fellow singer Katherine Jenkins also accepted an invitation. She has responded to a question on Twitter, saying she was going because she knew her personally through their work with the military charities. | Fellow singer Katherine Jenkins also accepted an invitation. She has responded to a question on Twitter, saying she was going because she knew her personally through their work with the military charities. |
| Former Paratrooper Denzil Connick, another veteran of the Falkands will also be in the congregation. | Former Paratrooper Denzil Connick, another veteran of the Falkands will also be in the congregation. |
| Mr Connick, from Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, met Lady Thatcher several times through his role as secretary of the South Atlantic Medal Association. | |
| He said he was "quite honoured" to be invited to the funeral, and it was a chance for people to pay their respects "for the good things she did". | He said he was "quite honoured" to be invited to the funeral, and it was a chance for people to pay their respects "for the good things she did". |
| Lady Thatcher's union jack-draped coffin was placed in the Palace of Westminster's Chapel of St Mary Undercroft overnight on Tuesday. | Lady Thatcher's union jack-draped coffin was placed in the Palace of Westminster's Chapel of St Mary Undercroft overnight on Tuesday. |
| A short service, led by the Dean of Westminster, was held for members of the family, senior parliamentarians, and staff from Parliament and Downing Street. | A short service, led by the Dean of Westminster, was held for members of the family, senior parliamentarians, and staff from Parliament and Downing Street. |
| The House of Commons speaker's chaplain kept vigil in the chapel through the night. | The House of Commons speaker's chaplain kept vigil in the chapel through the night. |
| The chimes of Big Ben will be silenced for the duration of Lady Thatcher's funeral. St Paul's has published a full funeral order of service. | The chimes of Big Ben will be silenced for the duration of Lady Thatcher's funeral. St Paul's has published a full funeral order of service. |
| Several protest events are expected to take place in Wales on Wednesday by opponents of Lady Thatcher. | Several protest events are expected to take place in Wales on Wednesday by opponents of Lady Thatcher. |