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Queen and Thatcher Lead Tributes to Ex-President Reagan
scotsman ^ | Sat 5 Jun 2004 | By James Lyons and Matt Adams, PA News

Posted on 06/05/2004 3:46:19 PM PDT by Revel

Queen and Thatcher Lead Tributes to Ex-President Reagan

By James Lyons and Matt Adams, PA News

The Queen and Baroness Thatcher tonight led the tributes to former US President Ronald Reagan, who has died at the age of 93.

Mr Reagan died with his wife Nancy and their children at his side at the family’s home in California tonight.

A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: “The Queen is saddened by the news.”

Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher hailed Mr Reagan as “a truly great American hero”.

She told PA News: “President Reagan was one of my closest political and dearest personal friends.

“He will be missed not only by those who new him and not only by the nation that he served so proudly and loved so deeply, but also by millions of men and women who live in freedom today because of the policies he pursued.

“Ronald Reagan had a higher claim than any other leader to have won the Cold War for liberty and he did it without a shot being fired.

“To have achieved so much against so odds and with such humour and humanity made Ronald Reagan a truly great American hero.”

Conservative leader Michael Howard told PA News: “This is an enormously sad day.

“President Reagan was one of the towering figures of our time, the man who with Margaret Thatcher won the Cold War for the West.

“It is so sadly ironic that he should have died as we prepare to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day, the day when the Allies began the liberation of Europe.

“We in Britain, as in so many other places around the world, owe him an ever-lasting debt. May he rest in peace.”


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: ronaldreagan; statement; thatcher; thequeen
RIP Ronald Reagan. You will be missed.
1 posted on 06/05/2004 3:46:20 PM PDT by Revel
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To: FFIGHTER

ping


2 posted on 06/05/2004 3:48:20 PM PDT by austinTparty
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To: Revel


3 posted on 06/05/2004 3:49:52 PM PDT by perfect stranger
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To: Revel
Conservative leader Michael Howard told PA News: “This is an enormously sad day.

“President Reagan was one of the towering figures of our time, the man who with
Margaret Thatcher won the Cold War for the West.


And let's go for the trifecta and remember the third part of the equation...that
strong-willed Polish fellow...the Pope.

(and I say just as a matter of history...and I'm not Catholic)
4 posted on 06/05/2004 3:52:47 PM PDT by VOA
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To: Revel

God save the Queen,and Bless Baroness Thatcher.


5 posted on 06/05/2004 3:58:20 PM PDT by Redcoat LI (You Can Trust Me , I'm Not Like The Others.....)
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To: Revel; narses; NYer

Pat Buchanan is doing a great job paying tribute to Ronald Reagan on MSNBC.


6 posted on 06/05/2004 3:59:49 PM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: Revel

I will never forget Ronnie and Maggie in the 80s... they were the dynamic duo of our time.


7 posted on 06/05/2004 4:00:00 PM PDT by rintense (Screw justice. I want revenge.)
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To: rintense

In Mme Tussaud's in London, Maggie and Ronnie are displayed side by side. GWB and Tony Blair are front and center. BJC is shown with Nixon in the "impeached and disbarred" section. Carter is mercifully absent.


8 posted on 06/05/2004 4:14:36 PM PDT by littleleaguemom
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To: Revel; Jeff Head
Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher hailed Mr Reagan as “a truly great American hero”.

Maggie and Ronnie always held each other in high esteem and they stood shoulder-to-shoulder! God bless you Maggie and keep you safe.

9 posted on 06/05/2004 4:17:36 PM PDT by TrueBeliever9 (Life is uncertain. Ride your best horse first. Unknown but sounds like John Wayne.)
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To: Revel

Very True:
Reagan was a great frind and ally to the British.
Dont forget that under his administration we supported the Brits in the Falkland Islands war. While not supplying troops we did support them logistically.


10 posted on 06/05/2004 4:23:57 PM PDT by 76834
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To: Revel

"Better loved, ye cannot be.."


11 posted on 06/05/2004 4:26:01 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty
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To: TrueBeliever9
Thatcher was another great one and the world was highly blessed for both Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan to be on stage at the same time.

We know Who to thank for that great blessing.

12 posted on 06/05/2004 4:43:29 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com - The next World War)
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To: Revel
Don't allow the media to spin the death of Reagan as they did his life. Go to the FR Reagan Vigil thread and pledge to attend/organize a vigil in your area now!

13 posted on 06/05/2004 4:44:11 PM PDT by Bob J (freerepublic.net/ radiofreerepublic.com/rightalk.com...check them out!)
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14 posted on 06/05/2004 4:46:56 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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To: Revel
Reagan: The Great Communicator In His Own Words.
16 posted on 06/05/2004 6:44:21 PM PDT by PsyOp (Post one for the Gipper... may he rest in peace.)
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