LADY THATCHER CELEBRATED HER 80TH BIRTHDAY LAST NIGHT WITH 650 GUESTS Andrew Pierce reports The Times Friday, October 14, 2005 BARONESS THATCHER had the perfect excuse to be a little late last night for her 80th birthday party in the presence of the Queen, Tony Blair and some unlikely names from the show-business world. She was delayed by an unexpected telephone call from President Bush wishing her a happy birthday. The ten- minute call from the White House was the latest in a series of tributes that poured in from around the world. It marked yet another highlight in the life of a woman who still casts a huge shadow over the Conservative Party. The red carpet was rolled out for Lady Thatcher, who was dressed in a navy blue cocktail coat and silk chiffon dress designed by Camilla Milton. Lady Thatcher, who looked frail, made no public comment as a crowd of wellwishers lined the streets to catch a glimpse of Britain's first woman Prime Minister. The 650-strong guest list was a roll call of honour from the 1980s Thatcher heyday. Michael Portillo, who was once seen as her anointed heir, made a surprise appearance. He said: "She was influential in her day but not now." But the former Prime Minister also sprinkled the list with some surprise names from both sides of the political divide. The Queen, in a shimmering silver dress, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Prime Minister were the principal guests at the drinks party in the gold-embossed ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Hyde Park, in Knightsbridge. The Queen and Lady Thatcher were said to have walked hand in hand to the party. One onlooker said: "It was a magical moment." The sheer size of the guest list was an indication to some of the former Prime Minister's associates that the party would be one of the last big public events that she would host. Joan Collins, Dame Shirley Bas-sey, the actress June Whitfield and the crime writer P. D. James were present. Terry Wogan, Lord Lloyd-Webber, the composer, Sir Jimmy Young, who was one of her favourite interviewers, and the television presenter Jeremy Clarkson mingled with Princess Alexandra and President Cossiga of Italy. Sir John Major, who for years was barely on speaking terms with Lady Thatcher, whom he accused of undermining his premiership, made a surprise appearance with his wife Norma. Sir John changed his travel plans at the last minute in a further sign that the feud between the two was at an end. Angela Merkel, Germany's new Chancellor, sent a handwritten letter paying warm tribute to a fellow woman leader and "her remarkable achievements". There were also messages from Helmut Kohl, the former German Chancellor, John Howard, the Australian Prime Minister, and Silvio Berlusconi, his Italian counterpart. The two-hour party reunited Sir Rex Hunt, who was Governor of the Falklands during the Argentine invasion in 1982, with Lord Carrington, 86, who resigned as Foreign Secretary before the recapture of the islands. Lord Carrington made the toast. Virtually all her Cabinet colleagues from the 1980s, with the pointed exceptions of Kenneth Clarke and Lord Heseltine, who ended her chances in the first leadership contest in 1990, were invited. Lord Wakeham, who was injured in the Brighton bomb and whose first wife was killed in the 1984 attack, was one of the first to arrive. Lady Thatcher, who has been told by doctors not to make public speeches after suffering a series of minor strokes, was planning for once to obey orders. But none of her staff would swear to that. Lord McAIpine, who was her Treasurer, flew in from his home in Italy. Lord Bell of Belgravia, the advertising guru who masterminded her election victories, caught up with Lord Parkinson, who was party chairman in her second landslide victory, and Lord Tebbit, the third. John Bolton, the hawkish US ambassador to the UN who is a close ally of President Bush, came in from New York. David Davis and Liam Fox, two would-be Tory leaders, were present along with Michael Howard, the outgoing one, who said: "We all owe her an enormous debt." There were rare appearances from John Profumo who retreated from public life in 1963 after he resigned as War Secretary after lying to the Commons over his relationship with Christine Keeler, and Lord Archer of Weston-super- Mare, who was jailed for perjury. Lady Archer said: "To the outside world, Lady Thatcher may appear to be the Iron Lady, but her friends saw a warm, kind and thoughtful person who does not desert you when you are not in vogue." The hatchet was also buried with Lord Howe of Aberavon, whose resignation speech triggered her downfall. He said: "Her real triumph was to have transformed not just one party but two, so that when Labour did eventually return, the great bulk of Thatcherism was accepted as irreversible." Other foes from the Thatcher era were reunited. Lord Lawson of Blaby, who resigned as chancellor in 1988, came face to face with Sir Alan Walters, the economics adviser whose presence in Downing Street forced his departure. Lord Powell, who was foreign policy adviser to Lady Thatcher, and his brother Jonathan, who is chief of staff to Tony Blair, chatted to Frank Field, her favourite Labour MR. Обратите внимание на перевод этих слов. unlikely highlight casts frail glimpse heyday anointed sprinkled divide gold-embossed sheer undermining feud counterpart contest flew in masterminded landslide hawkish would-be outgoing perjury vogue hatchet triggered downfall bulk irreversible foes (нем. Angela Dorothea Merkel, урождѐнная Каснер, Kasner; род. 17 июля 1954, Гамбург) — немецкий Angela Merkel политик, лидер ХДС, с 21 ноября 2005 федеральный канцлер Германии от Христианско-демократического союза, одержавшего победу на досрочных парламентских выборах в сентябре 2005. Camilla Milton Christine Keeler (born February 22, 1942) is a former English model and showgirl. Her involvement with a British government minister Christine Keeler discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan in 1963, in what is known as the Profumo Affair. (англ. Shirley Veronica Bassey; родилась 8 января 1937, Кардифф, Уэльс) — британская певица, ставшая Dame Shirley известной за пределами своей родины после исполнения песен к фильмам о Джеймсе Бонде: «Голдфингер» (1964), «Бриллианты Bassey остаются навсегда» (1971) и «Мунрэйкер» (1979). Она единственная записала более одной темы к фильмам о Джеймсе Бонде. Награждена орденом Британской империи. В 2003 году певица отметила 50-летие творческой деятельности в шоу-бизнесе. David Michael Davis (born December 23, 1948) is a British politician, Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Haltemprice and David Davis Howden and Shadow Home Secretary. Премьер-министр получает свою зарплату не как премьер-министр, а как первый лорд казначейства. В настоящее время она Downing Street составляет £127,334, в добавление к тому, что он получает £60,277 как член парламента.[1] Премьер-министр традиционно живѐт на Даунинг-стрит 10 в Лондоне, в доме который Георг II подарил Роберту Уолполу как личный подарок. Уолпол, однако, согласился принять его только как официальную резиденцию Первых лордов, а не как подарок для себя лично, и поселился там в 1735. Хотя большинство Первых лордов жили на Даунинг-стрит 10, некоторые жили в своих частных домах. Обычно так поступали аристократы, которые сами владели большими домами в центре Лондона. Некоторые, такие как Гарольд Макмиллан и Джон Мейджор жили в Доме адмиралтейства пока на даунинг-стрит 10 вѐлся ремонт и реконструкция. В примыкающем доме Даунинг-стрит 11, располагается резиденция второго лорда казначейства. Даунинг-стрит 12 является резиденцией главного «кнута». Премьер-министр также может использовать загородную резиденцию Чекерс в Бакингемшире. Премьер-министр, как и другие министры кабинета, по обычаю является членом Тайного Совета. Frank Field Frank Ernest Field (born July 16, 1942) is a British politician and author. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead. Гельмут Коль (нем. Helmut Josef Michael Kohl; род. 3 апреля 1930, Людвигсхафен) — немецкий политик (ХДС). Helmut Kohl С 1969 по 1976 премьер-министр федеральной земли Рейнланд-Пфальц и с 1982 по 1998 Федеральный канцлер Германии. Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born April 11, 1960) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. He writes weekly Jeremy Clarkson columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun, but is better known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear. The show won an International Emmy in 2005. "Not a man given to considered opinion", according to the BBC,[1] Clarkson is known to be opinionated and forthright in his views. In the Daily Mirror of June 19th, 2000, he was described by Tony Parsons as a "dazzling hero of political incorrectness". The Economist, on the subject of road pricing in UK, has also described him as a "skilful propagandist for the motoring lobby".[2] (нем. Bundeskanzler) является председателем федерального правительства Германии. Бундесканцлер German Chansellor избирается бундестагом (парламентом Германии) сроком на 4 года. [править] Права и полномочия Федеральный канцлер председательствует в кабинете министров. Только он имеет право формировать правительство: он отбирает министров и выдвигает обязательное для федерального президента предложение об их назначении или увольнении. Канцлер решает, сколько министров будет в кабинете, и определяет сферу их деятельности. Joan Henrietta Collins OBE (born May 23, 1933) is an English actress and bestselling author. She is most widely known for her role as Joan Collins Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan in the 1980s soap opera Dynasty. John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948), an attorney and an American diplomat in several Republican administrations, served as the John Bolton interim[1] U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations with the title of ambassador, from August 2005 until December 2006, on a recess appointment. His letter of resignation from the Bush Administration was accepted on December 4, 2006, effective when his recess appointment ended December 9 at the formal adjournment of the 109th Congress.