8. While Living At Number 10 Thatcher Did Not Employ A Chef... And Instead Cooked For Her Husband Every Evening
Although most Prime Ministers have employed at least one permanent chef at Number 10 Downing Street, Margaret Thatcher did not - instead cooking meals every evening herself. As well as being the perfect housewife for her husband Denis, Thatcher also regularly cooked for Cabinet members and sometimes even foreign dignitaries. The Iron Lady could roll up her sleeves in the kitchen too it seems...
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