Everything about Carol Thatcher totally explained
Carol Thatcher (born
15 August 1953) is a
British journalist and the daughter of the late
Sir Denis Thatcher, Bt and
Baroness Thatcher, the former
British Prime Minister.
She is known to have had an unsuccessful relationship in
1974 with
Jonathan Aitken. Her mother kept Aitken out of her Cabinet, allegedly because of this.
Despite her mother's fame, Carol Thatcher kept a relatively low profile (though she'd a stint presenting radio programmes for
LBC). It is assumed that being Margaret Thatcher's daughter caused her problems. She studied law at
University College London, then became a journalist with work for
BBC Radio 4,
TV-am and
The Daily Telegraph. Many newspapers refused to publish work with Carol Thatcher’s
byline.
Carol Thatcher's low profile ended with her late
2005 participation in the
TV show
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! She is the author of several books, including:
Below the Parapet: the Biography of Denis Thatcher (1996) and
Diary of an Election: with Margaret Thatcher on the Campaign Trail (1983).
Carol Thatcher has a
twin brother,
Sir Mark Thatcher.
"Dumpy and dull, she (Carol Thatcher) felt overshadowed by her more glamorous brother, whom she believed was always her mother's favourite. While her mother pursued her political career and Denis was involved in corporate life, Carol was raised by nannies and teachers at St Paul's Boarding School." (External Link
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In
1991, she caused a storm when she failed to pay her
poll tax, the controversial local taxation system introduced by her mother, and ended by massive popular protest . When asked by journalists what her mother would say, Carol replied: "Mum won't give a
shit."
In November 2005 Thatcher was selected to appear with a number of fellow celebrities on the popular
ITV television show
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. The format of the show meant that she'd be forced to spend at least a week in the Australian rainforest with a minimal supply of food in basic living conditions. During her stay she urinated in the middle of the camp at night (it should be noted she was very ill and unaware at the time) but didn't own up to it when the group were warned not to urinate in camp as this may attract mice which could attract snakes. She had to undergo one of the more infamous 'Bushtucker Trials' during her stay in the jungle — which saw her being forced to eat jungle bugs and kangaroo
testicles to help sustain her fellow celebrities. Ultimately, she outlasted all competition, to emerge as the fifth series winner and second 'Queen of the Jungle'. After the contest, Carol noted that her famous mother was suffering from memory loss due partly to the death of her father and stress caused by her brother Mark's reported involvement in a
coup in
Equatorial Guinea.
DNA tests in association with a reality tv programme
100% English screened on Channel 4 on 13 November 2006 indicate that Ms. Thatcher may be descended from a Bedouin tribe, or that her origins may date to the desert farmers of ancient Mesopotamia, which centuries ago covered all of Iraq and large portions of contemporary Turkey, Syria and Iran..
Carol Thatcher appeared on
LIVINGtv show
Most Haunted on
13 February 2007 as a celebrity guest alongside presenter
Yvette Fielding and Medium
David Wells to search for paranormal activity at
Tatton Hall in
Cheshire
In 2007, Carol Thatcher travelled to the
Falkland Islands and
Argentina for the documentary "Mummy's War", in order to explore the legacy of the
Falklands War. Whilst receiving a highly positive reception from the pro-British islanders (who regard her mother as a
heroine), her reception in Argentina provoked protests and demonstrations (including the cry 'your mother is a war criminal!'). During her stay in Argentina she met a group of mothers who lost their sons during the conflict and stated, 'We were fighting a war; we won, you lost' and reminding them that it was their country that invaded the islands, thus initiating the conflict. The interview ended with one of the women claiming that 'God will punish her (Margaret Thatcher)'.
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