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Baroness Thatcher, for queen and country

Baroness Thatcher, for queen and country

April 13, 2013 13:39

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When Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made a trip Israel in 1986, she was asked by David Landau, the then diplomatic editor of the Jerusalem Post, why the Queen didn’t visit. “But I'm here," was the priceless retort.

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