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2 unusual facts about Denis Thatcher


Dear Bill

The "Dear Bill" letters were a regular feature in the British satirical magazine Private Eye, purporting to be the private correspondence of Denis Thatcher, husband of the then-Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

New Romney

The golf course was a favourite of Denis Thatcher, late husband of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, and has been used several times for the qualifying rounds of The Open Championship.


Elizabeth Douglas-Home, Baroness Home of the Hirsel

She avoided the limelight in life, but by a curious coincidence her memorial service occurred in November 1990 at the height of the crisis which led to the resignation of Margaret Thatcher when she and all connected with her were holed up in 10 Downing Street – and her husband Denis Thatcher broke cover by going to the service.

Thatcher baronets

The Baronetage was created by the Queen, on the recommendation of John Major, the incoming Prime Minister, for Denis Thatcher when Margaret Thatcher, his wife, resigned as prime minister in 1990.

The Thatcher baronetcy, of Scotney in the County of Kent, is a Baronetage created on the recommendation of John Major for the businessman Denis Thatcher on 7 December 1990 following the resignation of his wife, Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Prime Minister in 1990.


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