Turquoise Baroness

Evening Standard, 28 July 2005

Lady Thatcher was among the guests last night at the launch party for the memoirs of her former adviser, Sir Alfred Sherman, entitled Paradoxes of Power: Reflections on the Thatcher Interlude, at the Centre for Policy Studies in Westminster.

"We could never have defeated Socialism if hadn't been for Sir Alfred," declared Lady Thatcher, resplendent in a turquoise suit, defying her doctor's advice to desist from public speaking.

There was a flurry of concern later when it appeared her handbag was lost but it was soon recovered. Other guests included Sir John Hoskyns and Professor Ken Minogue.
Lady Thatcher and Alex Deane, author of The Great Abdication
Sir Alfred Sherman and Lady Thatcher