2000 invitees for Thatcher's funeral, Gorby can't make it

April 11, 2013 16:56

Downing Street has released an initial list of invitations to Baroness Thatcher's funeral next Wednesday.All surviving US presidents and British prime ministers are on the guest list, as well as a representative of the Reagan family.

Ronald Reagan's widow Nancy is understood to be too frail to travel.Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will also not be attending due to health problems, his spokesman has said. Read the full report here.

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