英国前首相撒切尔夫人于4月8日逝世,终年87岁。葬礼将于4月17日在伦敦圣保罗大教堂举行,虽然比国葬次一级,但英女王夫妇届时将会出席。
The office of British Prime Minister David Cameron says the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London next Wednesday.
Thatcher’s coffin will lie overnight at the Houses of Parliament, before being taken by hearse to the church of St. Clement Danes. It will then proceed on a horse-drawn gun carriage, to the 17th-century cathedral along a route lined by military personnel. The televised funeral will be followed by a private cremation.
Buckingham Palace says the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, will attend the ceremony . Thatcher will be given a ceremonial funeral with full military honors. It’s not a state funeral, but does features the same level of pomp and honor afforded Princess Diana and the Queen Mother Elizabeth.