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On a July afternoon in 1985 two cars pulled up in a remote Russian lay-by in a cloud of dust as a dishevelled figure emerged ...

Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher—go head-to-head in this unforgettable episode of The Crown. It’s politics, power, ...

Moira Buffini’s Handbagged, at Theatre Royal Wakefield this week, imagines what might have happened at Margaret Thatcher’s and Queen Elizabeth’s reportedly frosty weekly meetings at the palace.

Margaret Thatcher, with whom the Queen had the most difficult relationship. Elizabeth’s unhappiness with Thatcher’s divisive social policies became public knowledge towards the end of her ...

Gorbachev's meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a huge success ... Gordievsky was sentenced to death for treason. In Britain, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him a Companion of the ...

On August 2 1985, in a daring operation personally approved by prime minister Margaret Thatcher ... the former KGB officer was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II, being made a Companion of the ...

On August 2 1985, in a daring operation personally approved by prime minister Margaret Thatcher ... the former KGB officer was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II, being made a Companion of the ...

Oleg Gordievsky’s reports helped Margaret Thatcher prepare for her first ... In 2007, the former KGB officer was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II, being made a Companion of the Order of Saint ...

Queen Elizabeth's 15th prime minister has been ... Truss becomes the third and youngest woman to serve as prime minister, behind Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990) and Theresa May (2016–2019).