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British ex-prime minister Thatcher stays in hospital after fall

Jun 14, 2009, 9:44 GMT

London - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was being kept in hospital in London Sunday after breaking her arm in a fall at her London home on Friday. The 83-year-old 'Iron Lady' was in good spirits according to her son, Mark, on Saturday, but a decision on when to allow her out was being left to doctors. Thatcher had 'tripped over at home' early Friday and broken a bone in her upper arm. She was taken to Chelsea & Westminster hospital in central London. Thatcher, who left office in 1990, has suffered a number of heath scares over recent years, including a string of minor strokes. Last summer, her daughter Carol spoke for the first time publicly about the ex-premier's battle with dementia. She said her mother did now struggle to finish sentences, did not know where she lived and even forgot that her husband Denis was dead.

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