Honours of Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher received numerous honours in recognition of her career in politics. These included a peerage, membership of the Order of the Garter and the Order of Merit, along with numerous other British and foreign honours. These included The King Abdul Aziz Order of Merit from Saudi Arabia in 1990.She was also honoured in Kuwait in 1991.

Life peerage

Margaret Thatcher was given a life peerage on her standing down from the House of Commons at the 1992 United Kingdom general election. This allowed her a seat in the House of Lords. She took the title Baroness Thatcher, of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire. She sat with the Conservative Party benches.

Coat of arms

As a member of the House of Lords with a life peerage,[1] Thatcher was entitled to use a personal coat of arms. A second coat of arms was created following her appointment as Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter (LG) in 1995.[2] Despite receiving her own arms, Thatcher sometimes used the Royal Arms instead of her own, contrary to protocol.[3]

Coat of arms of Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher
Notes
This achievement was used from 1995 to 2013, granted originally by the College of Arms in 1992 and was designed by the Garter King of Arms Sir Colin Cole. This version displays the circlet of the Order of the Garter. When she was appointed to the Order of the Garter in 1995 she was allowed to displayed a circlet of the order, she then used this new version until her death in 2013.
Adopted
1992
Coronet
surmounted by a baron's coronet
Escutcheon
On a lozenge per chevron azure and gules, a double key in chief between two lions combatant a tower with portcullis in base all or.
Supporters
Dexter: An admiral of the fleet of the British Royal Navy; sinister: Sir Isaac Newton holding in his left hand weighing scales, both proper.
Motto
CHERISH FREEDOM
Orders
  • Garter ribbon
  • Merit ribbon with Cross pendant
  • HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
    — French for "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it."
Banner
The banner of Margaret Thatcher's arms used as knight of the Garter at St George's Chapel.
Symbolism
The dexter supporter is an Admiral of the Royal Navy, to commemorate the victory of the Falklands War during her premiership. The sinister supporter is Sir Isaac Newton, to recognise her earlier career as a scientist. The key and the two royal lions of England represents her tenure as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. The tower and portcullis represents her time at the Palace of Westminster as Member of Parliament. She bore this achievement on a lozenge (as is traditional for a woman), surrounded by the circlet of the Order of the Garter (in which she was appointed in 1995); below hangs the ribbon and insignia of the Order of Merit (in which she was appointed in 1990).[4]
Previous versions
1992–1995
Escutcheon: 1995–2013

Commonwealth honours
Commonwealth realms
CountryDateAppointmentPost-nominal letters
 United Kingdom1970 – 8 April 2013Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy CouncilPC
Commonwealth realms7 December 1990 – 8 April 2013Order of MeritOM[5]
 United Kingdom1 July 1991 – 8 April 2013Dame of Justice of the Order of St JohnD.StJ[6]
 United Kingdom25 April 1995 – 8 April 2013Lady Companion of the Order of the GarterLG[7]

Foreign honours
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Orders
CountryDateAppointmentRef.
 United States7 March 1991Presidential Medal of Freedom[8]
South Africa15 May 1991Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope [9]
 Japan24 May 1995 Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown[10]
Croatia18 September 1998 Grand Order of King Dimitar Zvonimir
Czech Republic17 November 1999 Order of the White Lion, First Class
House of Bourbon14 November 2003 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I Awarded on behalf of the Catholic Church by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[11]

Other distinctions
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Scholastic
University degrees
LocationDateSchoolDegree
 England1947Somerville College, OxfordSecond-Class Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry
Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector, and fellowships
LocationDateSchoolPosition
 England1970 – 8 April 2013Somerville College, OxfordHonorary Fellow[12]
 Virginia1993–2000College of William and MaryChancellor[13]
Honorary degrees
LocationDateSchoolDegree
 District of Columbia27 February 1981Georgetown UniversityDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[14]
 England1986University of BuckinghamDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[15]
 Israel17 November 1992Weizmann Institute of ScienceDoctorate[16]
 Utah5 March 1996Brigham Young UniversityDoctor of Public Service (DPS)[17]
 Virginia2000College of William and MaryDoctor of Laws (LL.D)[18]
 California2008Pepperdine UniversityDoctorate[19]

Memberships and fellowships
LocationDateOrganisationPosition
 United Kingdom1975 – 8 April 2013Carlton ClubHonorary Member
 United Kingdom24 October 1979 – 15 May 1980Royal Institute of ChemistryHonorary Fellow (Hon FRIC)[20]
 United Kingdom15 May 1980 – 8 April 2013Royal Society of ChemistryHonorary Fellow (Hon FRSC)
 United Kingdom1 July 1983 – 8 April 2013Royal SocietyFellow (FRS)[21]
 England9 November 1983 – 8 April 2013Gray's InnHonorary Bencher[22]
 Ontario18 June 1988 – 8 April 2013Law Society of Upper CanadaHonorary Bencher[23]
 United States2006 – 8 April 2013The Heritage FoundationPatron

Freedom of the City
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Awards
LocationDateOrganisationAward
 Virginia28 February 1981OSS SocietyWilliam J. Donovan Award [32]
 California27 October 1998Ronald Reagan Presidential FoundationRonald Reagan Freedom Award [33]
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Places named after Thatcher
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