撒切尔夫人去世：英国女王与首相卡梅伦致哀

英国前保守党领袖、前首相格丽特·撒切尔在今日因为中风去世。

Britain's first and only female political leader passed away peacefully aged 87, after suffering from poor health for more than a decade.

这位英国历史上第一位也是唯一一位女首相享年87岁，去世的时候非常平静。撒切尔夫人晚年健康状况不佳，已经饱受病痛折磨10多年了。

The Queen was sad to hear of Baroness Thatcher's death and Her Majesty will send a private message of sympathy to the family, Buckingham Palace said today.

白金汉宫方面称，女王对撒切尔夫人逝世的消息感到悲伤，将向她的家庭发出私人致哀信息。

Prime Minister David Cameron said: 'It was with great sadness that l learned of Lady Thatcher’s death. We've lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister and a great Briton'.

英国首相大卫·卡梅伦在声明中说道：“得知撒切尔夫人去世的消息我非常难过。我们失去了一位伟大的领导人、一位伟大的首相、一位伟大的英国人。”

He will return early from his visit to Europe this afternoon following the death of Baroness Thatcher, Downing Street said.

唐宁街方面表示，由于撒切尔夫人去世，卡梅伦首相将提前结束欧洲之旅返回英国。