LONDON — More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday.
In all, 11 serving prime ministers and dignitaries representing 170 countries accepted invitations to the solemn event, Downing Street said.
Here's a look at some of the prominent figures on the guest list:
ROYALS
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip
Greece's Crown Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal of the Hellenes
WORLD DIGNITARIES AND PUBLIC FIGURES
Former Vice President Dick Cheney
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
British Prime Minister David Cameron
Former British. Prime Ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, and John Major
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
F.W. de Klerk, the last apartheid-era South African president
U.S. presidential delegation, led by former secretaries of state George Schultz and James Baker
Three-member delegation from the House of Representatives, comprised of Republican Reps. Marsha Blackburn, Michele Bachmann and George Holding
Former presidential candidate and House Speaker Newt Gingrich
Poland's Lech Walesa and Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Necas and former President Vaclav Klaus
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his wife, Janette
Former Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia
London Olympics chief Seb Coe
CELEBRITIES
"Dynasty" star Joan Collins
Singer Shirley Bassey
Designer Anya Hindmarch
Actor and singer Michael Crawford
"Top Gear" TV personality Jeremy Clarkson
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
Best-selling novelist Jeffrey Archer
Internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee
Advertising magnate Maurice Saatchi
Classical singer Katherine Jenkins
NOTABLES WHO TURNED DOWN THEIR INVITATIONS
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who asked Fred Ryan, Chairman of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, to represent her
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
Former President George W. Bush
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto
Alicia Castro, Argentina's ambassador to Britain
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