The streets lining up the route between St Clement Danes and St Paul's Cathedral were quiet on Wednesday as the former prime minister's coffin past by, drawn by 6 black horses on a gun carriage.<br/> <br />Baroness Thatcher was granted the honour of a ceremonial funeral at St Paul's Cathedral in the presence of the Queen, dignitaries from around the world and all of her successors as prime minister.<br/> <br />Thatcher was the country's first female prime minister and was given full military honours as the coffin bearing her body was brought to the cathedral in the procession.<br/> <br />At St Paul's, a congregation of more than 2,300 guests heard the Bishop of London Richard Chartres pay tribute to Lady Thatcher's "perseverance in struggle and courage".
