Statues of HM Queen Elizabeth, Boadicea and PM Thatcher in England, Canada and the USA

Bust of Queen Elizabeth II in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, commemorating her visit.

 

White statue of Margaret Thatcher in the Guildhall, London, England.

Another statue of Margaret Thatcher is in the lobby of the House of Commons, in London.

A statue of Margaret Thatcher is in the USA in Hillsdale College, Michigan. She visited the college and spoke there.

Pictures in Wikipedia under Boadiccea.

 Margaret Thatcher, British PM, in Grantham, England. 

The driver in our family, my husband, says Grantham is on the A1, the Roman road north from London.  A means one of the major roads. A1 to A6 radiate out of London clockwise. A7-9 are in Scotland. 

The A1 goes north. The A2 goes South East to Dover. The A3 goes to Southampton in the South. The A4 is SW to Bristol. The A5 was Watling Street NW.  

What about A6? He says, Type in A6 UK on Google maps to see the routes.

Boadicea, Celtic Queen, and her daughters.

You can photograph the Boadicea statue group silhouetted against the sky, or against Big Ben, or with the London Eye, which is a Ferris wheel.

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boadicea_and_Her_Daughters

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=margaret+thatcher+statue&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image

Where to see statues of famous ladies: Anne Frank, Margaret Thatcher, Amy Winehouse and more famous ladies

Margaret Thatcher statue in Palace of Westminster, London SW1, England, UK

Statue of Margaret Thatcher, Guildhall, London, England, UK

As  a tourist, I love statues. They honour famous people. They are easy to find in public places. They make good photos. You can usually see them for free. Any time, day or night. No need to worry about opening times.

 Debate is ongoing regarding a proposed statue of Margaret Thatcher in Grantham, her birthplace in England. The UK already has a statue of her in the palace of Westminster (houses of parliament). The USA has another one.

Who else has been honoured by a statue? Here's a list, alphabetically by name:

Anne Frank.

Outside Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Helen Keller.

USA

Margaret Thatcher

Hillsdale College, USA.

Florence Nightingale.

London, UK

Amy Winehouse

Camden, London, UK

Here they are by country:

UK

Florence Nightingale

Mary Seacole

Margaret Thatcher

Amy Winehouse

USA

Margaret Thatcher

Hillsdale College, Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA

Netherlands

Anne Frank, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Margaret_Thatcher_(Palace_of_Westminster)

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Statue to Thatcher in Falklands

An eight foot high stone statue, a bust on a roughly round sock with a plaque, raised on a pedestal, of Margaret Thatcher (-2013), former Prime Minister, was unveiled in the Falklands' capital, Stanley on Saturaday 10 Jan 2014. it commemorates Margaret Thatcher's support for the islanders in 1982.   Margaret Thatcher Day is Jan 10 in the Falklands.

The Wikipedia article shows her with US Presidents.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/11338385/Bronze-bust-of-Margaret-Thatcher-unveiled-in-Port-Stanley.html
The link shows a video of her son Mark giving a speech.

BBC Thatcher obituary and dignity

I have not watched the TV programmes on Margaret Thatcher. I stopped watching TV when it started broadcasting four letter words.
What does BBC stand for? Being British? Or being biased?
Being British, (BB-C!) is about stiff upper lip, dignity in a crisis.
The death of a leader who was has been out of office for years and was already suffering from dementia is hardly an event to celebrate.
Above all, be reliable and impartial. That means hearing both sides like a court of law.
Both sides should have their say, but in such a way that the dead are respected. So a thirty minute segment on the death of a leader voted in by the British public should have a minimum of ten minutes opening praising her and ten minutes ending praising her.

Some would go further and say that the main programme should have the majority of the programme praising the departed, with just an odd line here and there in text with a photo of the opposition she faced and how she dealt with it. Ending: 'This Lady's Not For Turning'.
What does one expect in an obituary or funeral speech?

What gives a good impression of Britain?
Dancing in the streets at a death is not a democracy.
If we want to command respect we must show respect for our own leaders, admitting they made mistakes.
It's not as if anything is to be gained by being rude or angry. 

Her rule ended long ago. If you feel, as I do, that it was a mistake to withdraw milk from schoolchildren, who now drink sugary drinks instead, then reverse her policies.
Don't dance around in the streets. This is a democracy. She was voted in and voted out.

 Learn lessons. Debate and decide on making changes. Benefit everybody. Respect everybody. Be British.

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