How Thatcher was buried

15:09 BBC UK

The Queen and Prince Charles said goodbye to members of the Thatcher family. The coffin with the body of the baroness was taken to the Royal Chelsea Hospital. The body will be cremated on Thursday in a private family ceremony.

15:06 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

The coffin was placed in a hearse. He left to the applause of the crowd. The queen and the bishop remained standing on the steps of the cathedral.

15:02 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

Getting the coffin down the steps is not so easy. The process is being filmed on mobile phones by Londoners standing outside the cathedral in the morning.

15:00 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

The coffin is taken out of the cathedral onto the street. The bells are ringing. Those gathered at the cathedral applaud.

14:57 Ian White

In the City of London they are also watching the broadcast of Baroness Thatcher's funeral service. True, busy people work in the City. The rest didn't have enough time.

14:47 Reuters

St. Paul's Cathedral. Top view.

14:43

Bernard Ingham was Margaret Thatcher's long-serving press secretary.

14:38 Nick Sutton

BBC reporter Nick Sutton tweeted: "A little surprised there are no speakers outside. So the crowd can't hear Lady Thatcher's funeral service."

14:36 ​​Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

More than £5 million from the British treasury was spent on ensuring the security of Thatcher's funeral. The left-wing press is indignant: this huge money could be spent on social programs.

14:33 BBC UK

Bishop of London: "After the storm that had raged in her life, lived in political struggle, great peace came."

14:30 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

Bishop of London Chartres speaking. In the front row are Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles.

14:27 "Interfax"

Baroness Thatcher's funeral is classified as a ceremonial funeral with military honours, one step below a state funeral.

14:22 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

Let us remember that all the way from Westminster to St. Paul, the procession was accompanied by veterans of the Falklands War, which made Margaret Thatcher the darling of the British nation. True, another internal war, with the miners, significantly reduced this popularity.

14:19 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

And now it’s the turn of David Cameron, the youngest Prime Minister of Great Britain and the leader of the Conservative Party. He also reads the passage.

14:17 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

Thatcher's granddaughter Amanda reads from the Bible. The ceremony has begun.

14:05 Tom Clark

Guardian reporter Tom Clarke tweeted: "Comparisons with Churchill are getting tiresome, the most common comparison now is with the funerals of Nelson and Wellington."

14:02 Victoria Ward

The coffin arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral. Telegraph journalist Victoria Ward writes on Twitter: "The cops in charge of order immediately rushed to block the protesters a second before the procession arrived."

13:59 Twitter

London police officers keep order on the streets.

13:57 The Guardian UK

The procession travels along London's longest street, Fleet Street. Soon she will arrive at St. Paul's Cathedral.

13:53 Independent UK

Police fear riots may break out during the funeral. In this case, the funeral could result in arrests of those dissatisfied with Thatcher’s policies.

13:51 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

"The Iron Lady? Rust in Peace." Such graffiti can be found on many London streets. Not all of Britain mourns Thatcher.

13:49 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

Big Ben is silent and will remain silent throughout Margaret Thatcher's funeral.

13:47 Melanie Phillips

Watching Thatcher's funeral. It seems to me that today, to some extent, we are burying England.

13:46 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

Queen Elizabeth II has just arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral. The orchestra performed God Save the Queen.

13:41 Boris Nemtsov

Baroness Thatcher is being buried in London today. And I'm in Kirov. So Andrey Sidelnikov will lay a wreath on my behalf.

Happy memory...

13:38 Andrey Sidelnikov

I had the great honor of participating in the funeral ceremony of the great political figure Lady Margaret Thatcher. I represent Boris Nemtsov at this ceremony.

13:35 Reuters

Londoners wait for the coffin procession to pass.

13:33 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

More than 2,300 guests arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral before 9 a.m., writes The Guardian . Thousands are already waiting outside. The British, being prudent people, brought folding chairs with them to make waiting more comfortable.

13:30 "Interfax"

About 2 thousand people received invitations to come to the farewell ceremony for the “Iron Lady”. The ceremony will be attended by officials from 200 countries and international organizations with which the UK maintains friendly relations.

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is expected to attend the funeral, as well as all members of the current British government led by Prime Minister David Cameron. For the first time since Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965, the Queen will attend a farewell ceremony for the former prime minister.

In addition, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former British prime ministers, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, as well as a representative of the family of former US President Ronald Reagan are expected to attend the funeral.

13:28 The Guardian UK

At every place where the procession with the coffin stops, a prayer is read over it.

13:24 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

London police and security services have been placed on high alert. The press only knows about 4 thousand police officers who will be at the funeral itself. No one knows how many secret service officers are in the crowd.

13:21 The Guardian UK

Current British Prime Minister David Cameron just said in an interview that plans and script for Margaret Thatcher's funeral were developed and approved before he joined the Conservative Party.

13:20 The Guardian UK

The procession with the coffin moves through London from the Palace of Westminster to St. Paul's Cathedral. Thousands of people are already standing along this entire path.

13:17 Anya Ayvazyan, PublicPost

Thatcher's funeral ceremony has just begun in London. As most of those present report, the former prime minister's funeral is not much different from a royal one.

Margaret Thatcher's funeral will take place on April 17 at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

This decision was made following a meeting of the government coordination committee with the Thatcher family and representatives of Buckingham Palace.

Thatcher's funeral will not have state status, although it will be held with the same ceremonies as during the burial of Princess Diana and other royals.

On April 8, Margaret Thatcher, the country's former prime minister, died in Great Britain at the age of 87. She became the first and so far only woman to hold this position, as well as the first woman to become prime minister of a European state.