Margaret Thatcher’s spouse not happy about McCartney invite
LONDON — Most hosts would be quite happy to have Paul McCartney come to a shindig. But that wasn’t the case with Denis Thatcher in 1988 when planning a gala reception at 10 Downing Street.
Newly released papers show that the late husband of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher put a question mark next to the former Beatle’s name on a proposed guest list he was reviewing.
The papers, released Saturday, show Denis Thatcher putting check marks next to the guests he approved and question marks next to those he was less comfortable with.
The papers didn’t offer an explanation of why he questioned the Beatle. In a note, he wrote that he didn’t mind inviting guests who didn’t back the prime minister but questioned inviting those who had criticized his wife in public.