From Clarkson to Clinton: Who is invited to Margaret Thatcher's funeral?

Jeremy Clarkson, Geoffrey Archer and Hillary Clinton are all invited to Wednesday's service in London. Credit: PA Wire

The funeral of Margaret Thatcher will see the Queen and a host of world leaders brush shoulders with British political figures and famous Tory voters.

Among those receiving the 2,000 invitations to attend next Wednesday's service at St Paul's Cathedral are:

  • All surviving former prime ministers

  • All surviving former US presidents and a Reagan family representative

  • All surviving members of Lady Thatcher’s Cabinets

  • The current Cabinet

  • Ed Miliband, as the lead of Her Majesty's opposition

  • Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

  • Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

  • Tony Blair and Cherie Blair

  • Sir Bernard and Lady Ingham

  • Author and former Tory MP Geoffrey Archer

Former Tory cabinet member Michael Portillo has been invited. Credit: David Jones/PA Archive

  • Former Tory minister Michael Portillo

  • Lord Powell of Bayswater, Margaret Thatcher's former private secretary

  • Lord Carrington, Thatcher's first foreign secretary

  • A representative of Nelson Mandela

FW de Klerk and John Major are due to attend the funeral at St Paul's. Credit: Chris Bacon/PA Archive

  • FW de Klerk, the last president of apartheid-era South Africa

  • Former Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia

  • Stephen Harper, Canadian prime minister

  • Brian Mulrooney, former Canadian prime minister

Dame Shirley Bassey will be among the famous faces in the cathedral. Credit: Hubert Boesl/DPA

  • Author Fredrick Forsyth

  • Composer Lord (Andrew) Lloyd Webber

  • Singer Dame Shirley Bassey

  • Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson