What happened to Mrs Thatcher in her later years?

You may delay, but time will not. The biggest problem facing the elderly Mrs Thatcher is that her health is not as good as before. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Mrs. Thatcher's daughter Carol Thatcher told her mother's real life after she was old. Carol said that Mrs. Thatcher's current physical condition is "very weak." In 2002, she suffered a series of minor strokes. Although it improved slightly later, its physique and vitality were seriously damaged. In addition to taking medicine, it is common to go to the hospital to see a doctor.

After the stroke, Mrs Thatcher's memory was greatly damaged. Now she almost never reads books and newspapers, which is "meaningless" to her, because she almost forgets the last sentence after reading the next sentence, and sometimes even forgets the beginning without reading a sentence. Now, she only watches some news occasionally when she is in a very good state of mind and body.

It is a great pain for Mrs. Thatcher that she can no longer get information through the media. After all, she once had an amazing memory and could casually say economic data many years ago. However, her amnesia is very strange. She can clearly recall what happened half a century ago. Once, a friend of hers came to see her. During the conversation, the other party casually said, "Oh! This is like wartime rationing! " Mrs. Thatcher's eyes lit up when she heard "ration", and she immediately brightened up and told her friends many stories about World War II, including every little detail of how she cooked boring canned pork into delicious food.

Carol said, "Mom often looks confused. She always asks the same question over and over again, and she never stops talking. " Once, Mrs. Thatcher told a friend privately that she often "forgot words" when she saw something, and she couldn't remember the names of some familiar things. In 2003, British "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher left politics 13 years. In the same year, her husband Dennis, who had been with her for more than half a century, died of cancer. At that time, 78-year-old Margaret Thatcher became a veritable "lonely old man". British media said that her life in her later years was lonely and desolate.

After her partner Sir Dennis died of cancer, it took Mrs Thatcher many days to get used to this cruel reality. A friend of hers said, "She felt lonely and scared. It was not until many days after Dennis died that she realized that her husband would never come home again." Linda McDougall, a TV producer who has had a friendship with Margaret Thatcher for nearly 30 years, also wrote in the article: "I used to be so envious of the confidence that ordinary people rarely had. Now, I can only see timidity and hesitation in her eyes. She felt these changes herself, and she was afraid because she wanted to stop them but could do nothing. "

In recent years, Margaret Thatcher, who once dominated international politics, lived alone in an apartment in London, accompanied by only some staff. She seldom watches TV, doesn't like going out, and is not even rich financially. She lives a lonely life like an ordinary old widow.

It is rumored that Margaret Thatcher rarely had intimate friends in her later years, and the so-called political friends she made in Downing Street almost never kept in touch with her. On her 77th birthday in June, 5438+October, 2002/KLOC-0, she only received four birthday cards. She thought she would receive at least dozens of letters. This reality hurts the "Iron Lady".

In addition, mentally injured, she had to worry about her children. Her son, Mark, was sentenced to four years' probation for his involvement in the attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea. After the Mark incident, Mrs. Thatcher felt very anxious. Although she once dominated the world, at that time she looked helpless and could only do some anxious things. Lonely Margaret Thatcher carefully put the poor four cards she received on her 77th birthday on the mantelpiece, as if to warn herself that she did not flinch, but continued her "iron wind". On June 65438+June 654381October+March 2005, she held a banquet to help her turn the tide.

Mrs Thatcher chose the place for her birthday party at Mandarin Oriental Hotel near Hyde Park in London. According to media analysis, choosing such a high-class hotel is enough to prove that she attaches importance to this birthday party and wants to prove her popularity with this birthday. At that time, the birthday party really made Mrs. Thatcher happy. More than 650 people, including many politicians and celebrities from all walks of life, came to our activities. The Queen of England, the Prince, then Prime Minister Blair and his wife were among them. Of course, what made her most happy was the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II. You know, Elizabeth II has only attended the Prime Minister's birthday party once since she succeeded to the throne, that is, the 80th birthday party hosted by former Prime Minister Edward Heath from 65438 to 0996.

At the 80th birthday party, Mrs Thatcher saved face by the iron wind. In fact, in her later life, her iron wind did not disappear, but sometimes she was a little overwhelmed. According to Carol, my mother often said that she would never forget or forgive the man who ousted her. There is no casual clothes in her closet, only a suit suitable for formal occasions.