Yet the Brits are already on record that Lady Thatcher will not get one.
If that goes through, only certain members of the Labour Party over there are responsible.
Yeah but the Poms have little decency at all!
I believe in Britain a State Funeral is reserved for royalty; IIRC the Queen made an exception for Winston Churchill. A rough USA equivalent would be lying in state in the Capitol, having the armed services in the cortege, etc.
I wouldn't be opposed to US giving lady Thatcher a state funeral if the Brits won't!
Oh, really? http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=824002006
It's more unusual in Britain than it is here, where every President has the option of one if he chooses it. Churchill was the last non-royal one; I remember watching every impressive moment of it on television.