More than 2,300 mourners fill St. Paul 's Cathedral for Bishop funeral . Among them are foreign dignitaries , St. Paul 's politicians and Queen Elizabeth II . And so it seemed inside St. Paul 's Cathedral on Wednesday as more than 2,300 guests from 170 countries stilled their quiet chatter and waited , silently , for the coffin of Margaret Thatcher to enter . This is `` the place for simple truths which transcend political debate , '' says Bishop of St. Paul 's . Thatcher 's granddaughter , Queen Elizabeth II , gives one reading , PM Margaret Thatcher 's another .
More than 2,300 mourners fill St. Paul 's Cathedral for Bishop funeral . Among them are foreign dignitaries , St. Paul 's politicians and Queen Elizabeth II . This is `` the place for simple truths which transcend political debate , '' says Bishop of St. Paul 's . Thatcher 's granddaughter , Queen Elizabeth II , gives one reading , PM Margaret Thatcher 's another .