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List of honours of Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher received numerous honours in recognition of her career in politics. These included a peerage, membership of the Order of the Garter, the Order of Saint John and the Order of Merit, along with numerous other British and foreign honours. These included the Order of King Abdulaziz from Saudi Arabia in 1990. She was also honoured in Kuwait in 1991.

photograph
Margaret Thatcher receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991

Life peerage edit

Margaret Thatcher was given a life peerage on her standing down from the House of Commons at the 1992 general election. This allowed her a seat in the House of Lords. She took the title Baroness Thatcher, of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire. She sat with the Conservative Party benches.

Coat of arms edit

As a member of the House of Lords with a life peerage,[1] Thatcher was entitled to use a personal coat of arms. A second coat of arms was created following her appointment as Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter (LG) in 1995.[2] Despite receiving her own arms, Thatcher sometimes used the Royal Arms instead of her own, contrary to protocol.[3]

Coat of arms of Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher
Notes
This achievement was used from 1995 to 2013, granted originally by the College of Arms in 1992 and was designed by the Garter King of Arms Sir Colin Cole. This version displays the circlet of the Order of the Garter. When she was appointed to the Order of the Garter in 1995 she was allowed to displayed a circlet of the order, she then used this new version until her death in 2013.
Adopted
1992
Coronet
surmounted by a baron's coronet
Escutcheon
On a lozenge per chevron azure and gules, a double key in chief between two lions combatant a tower with portcullis in base all or.
Supporters
Dexter: An admiral of the fleet of the British Royal Navy; sinister: Sir Isaac Newton holding in his left hand weighing scales, both proper.
Motto
CHERISH FREEDOM
Orders
  • Garter ribbon
  • Merit ribbon with Cross pendant
  • HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
    — French for "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it."
Banner
The banner of Margaret Thatcher's arms used as knight of the Garter at St George's Chapel.
Symbolism
The dexter supporter is an Admiral of the Royal Navy, to commemorate the victory of the Falklands War during her premiership. The sinister supporter is Sir Isaac Newton, to recognise her earlier career as a scientist. The key and the two royal lions of England represents her tenure as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. The tower and portcullis represents her time at the Palace of Westminster as Member of Parliament. She bore this achievement on a lozenge (as is traditional for a woman), surrounded by the circlet of the Order of the Garter (in which she was appointed in 1995); below hangs the ribbon and insignia of the Order of Merit (in which she was appointed in 1990).[4]
Previous versions
1992–1995
Escutcheon: 1995–2013

Commonwealth honours edit

Commonwealth realms
CountryDateAppointmentPost-nominal letters
 United Kingdom1970 – 8 April 2013Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy CouncilPC
Commonwealth realms7 December 1990 – 8 April 2013Member of the Order of MeritOM[5]
 United Kingdom1 July 1991 – 8 April 2013Dame of Justice of the Order of St JohnD.StJ[6]
 United Kingdom25 April 1995 – 8 April 2013Lady Companion of the Order of the GarterLG[7]

Foreign honours edit

Orders
CountryDateAppointmentRef.
 United States7 March 1991Presidential Medal of Freedom[8]
South Africa15 May 1991Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope[9]
 Japan24 May 1995Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown[10]
Croatia15 September 1998Grand Order of King Dimitar Zvonimir[11]
 United States28 October 1998Ronald Reagan Freedom Award[12]
Czech Republic17 November 1999 Order of the White Lion, First Class[13]
Kazakhstan31 August 2001Order of Friendship, First Class[14]
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies14 November 2003Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I Awarded on behalf of the Catholic Church by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[15]
Lithuania16 February 2008Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great[16][17]

Other distinctions edit

Scholastic edit

University degrees
LocationDateSchoolDegree
 England1947Somerville College, OxfordSecond-Class Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Chemistry
Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector, and fellowships
LocationDateSchoolPosition
 England1970 – 8 April 2013Somerville College, OxfordHonorary Fellow[18]
 Virginia1993–2000College of William and MaryChancellor[19]
Honorary degrees
LocationDateSchoolDegreeGave Commencement Address
 District of Columbia27 February 1981Georgetown UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[20]
 England1986University of BuckinghamDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[21]
 Israel17 November 1992Weizmann Institute of ScienceDoctorate[22]
 Utah5 March 1996Brigham Young UniversityDoctor of Public Service (DPS)[23]
 Virginia2000College of William and MaryDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[24]
 California2008Pepperdine UniversityDoctorate[25]

Memberships and fellowships edit

LocationDateOrganisationPosition
 United Kingdom1975 – 8 April 2013Carlton ClubHonorary Member
 United Kingdom24 October 1979 – 15 May 1980Royal Institute of ChemistryHonorary Fellow (Hon FRIC)[26]
 United Kingdom15 May 1980 – 8 April 2013Royal Society of ChemistryHonorary Fellow (Hon FRSC)
 United Kingdom1 July 1983 – 8 April 2013Royal SocietyFellow (FRS)[27]
 England9 November 1983 – 8 April 2013Gray's InnHonorary Bencher[28]
 Ontario18 June 1988 – 8 April 2013Law Society of Upper CanadaHonorary Bencher[29]
 United States2006 – 8 April 2013The Heritage FoundationPatron

Freedom of the City edit

Awards edit

LocationDateOrganisationAward
 Virginia28 February 1981OSS SocietyWilliam J. Donovan Award [38]
 California27 October 1998Ronald Reagan Presidential FoundationRonald Reagan Freedom Award [39]

Places and other things named after Thatcher edit

Dendrobium Margaret Thatcher, with explanatory plaque.

Places edit

Other things edit

References edit

  1. ^ "No. 52978". The London Gazette. 26 June 1992. p. 11045.
  2. ^ "No. 54017". The London Gazette. 25 April 1995. p. 6023.
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  4. ^ Hardman, Robert. "His and Her coats of arms for a baronet and his Lady". The Electronic Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  5. ^ "No. 52360". The London Gazette. 11 December 1990. p. 19066.
  6. ^ "No. 52590". The London Gazette. 1 July 1991. p. 10029.
  7. ^ "No. 54017". The London Gazette. 25 April 1995. p. 6023.
  8. ^ "Speech receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 7 March 1991. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Speech on receiving the Order of Good Hope from President De Klerk". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 15 May 1991. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Photo receiving Order of the Precious Crown". Getty Images. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  11. ^ "122 18.9.1998 Odluka o odlikovanju bivše predsjednice Vlade Ujedinjene Kraljevine Velike Britanije i Sjeverne Irske i članice Gornjeg doma Parlamenta Velike Britanije, barunice Margaret Thatcher Veleredom kralja Dmitra Zvonimira s lentom i Danic" (in Croatian).
  12. ^ Youtube n° 0C7j8jw95y0 Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
  13. ^ Speech receiving the Order of the White Lion in Prague
  14. ^ Peter Harrington
  15. ^ "Highest Catholic honour for thatcher". The Independent (Ireland). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  16. ^ Archive
  17. ^ VLE
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  19. ^ "Post-Colonial Era Chancellors". College of William and Mary. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Margaret Thatcher receives honorary doctorate from Georgetown University". United Press International. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Honorary Graduates 1978–2000". University of Buckingham. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Margaret Thatcher and the Jewish community". The Jewish Chronicle. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  23. ^ "Margaret Thatcher has BYU ties". The Daily Universe. Brigham Young University. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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  25. ^ "Lady Margaret Thatcher Receives Honorary Doctorate from Pepperdine University". Business Wire. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  26. ^ "Speech to the Chemical Society and the Royal Institute of Chemistry (honorary fellowship)". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 24 October 1979. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  27. ^ "Cream of the crop at Royal Society". New Scientist. Vol. 99, no. 1365. 7 July 1983. p. 5.
  28. ^ "Historical List of Honorary Benchers since 1883" (PDF). graysinn.org.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  29. ^ "Speech on being elected an Honorary Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 18 June 1988. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  30. ^ "Speech receiving Freedom of the Borough of Barnet". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 6 February 1980. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  31. ^ "Margaret Thatcher recieves [sic] the freedom of the London Borough of Barnet, 7th February 1980". agefotostock. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  32. ^ "Speech in Port Stanley (Falklands)". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 10 January 1983. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  33. ^ "Speech at Mansion House (receiving freedom of the City)". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 26 May 1989. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  34. ^ "Speech receiving Freedom of City of Westminster". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 12 December 1990. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  35. ^ "Speech in Zagreb". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 16 September 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  36. ^ "Honorary citizenship of the city". City of Zagreb. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  37. ^ "Baltic port honors Thatcher and Reagan". Deseret News. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  38. ^ "Office of Strategic Services Society". osssociety.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  39. ^ "The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award". reaganfoundation.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  40. ^ Google (31 March 2022). "Margaret Thatcher Street" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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  42. ^ "Peninsula on South Georgia to be named after Margaret Thatcher". The Times. London. 15 June 1991.
  43. ^ "Madrid names school after Margaret Thatcher". Thelocal.es. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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  48. ^ "Margaret Thatcher's namesakes: five unlikely things named after the Iron Lady". The Daily Telegraph. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021. The orchid - Dendrobium Margaret Thatcher. This hybrid orchid was named after Margaret Thatcher during a visit to the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
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