On This Day: Margaret Thatcher Visits Balmoral, 1981

’On This Day: Margaret Thatcher Visits Balmoral, 1981’ In 1981, Margaret Thatcher was one of a long line of UK Prime Ministers to visit the Queen at Balmoral, her summer residence in Scotland. Her Majesty hosts the sitting Prime Minister annually at the end of the season, favouring the estate’s privacy for talks with her head of government. However, Mrs Thatcher was said to have prefered to stay in London, where she coould focus on her work rather than taking time-consuming holidays. #TheQueen #RoyalFamily #MargaretThatcher