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Lady Thatcher was carrying this handbag during her last visit to number 10 Downing Street, 8 June 2010. The photographs of Lady Thatcher with the present Prime Minister, David Cameron, were widely reported in the press and many of them show her carrying this bag.
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Lot 428Sale 12846
BY RAFLO, EARLY 21ST CENTURYTHE HANDBAG USED BY MRS THATCHER ON HER LAST VISIT TO NO. 10 DOWNING STREETEstimate: GBP 1,000 - 1,500
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