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- 1 2 Morris, Steven (24 February 2003). "Whisky and B12 shots fortified Iron Lady". The Guardian.
- ↑ Richard Brooks, "Thatcher’s all-nighters on whisky", The Sunday Times, February 23, 2003
- ↑ Conor Burns "The three who changed the world - Reagan, Thatcher and John Paul II, TotalPolitics, 04 Jul 2011 11:35
- 1 2 Colin Brown, 'I was holding Lady Thatcher's hand and she was holding Denis's when he died. There were no final words', The Telegraph, 29 Jun 2003.
- ↑ "CYNTHIA CRAWFORD MBE TO BECOME NEW WORCESTERSHIRE CCC PRESIDENT – Worcestershire CCC".
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