SOLDIERS from the British regiment that suffered some of the heaviest losses during the 1982 Falklands conflict with Argentina will carry Margaret Thatcher's coffin at her funeral.
Members of the Welsh Guards will be among more than 700 Armed Forces personnel involved in next Wednesday's funeral, taking on a number of roles including the coffin bearer party, lining the route along the procession, and forming a Guard of Honour outside St Paul's Cathedral.
The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday revealed details of the military's involvement in the ceremonial funeral, which will involve guns being fired from the Tower of London.
However, there won't be a flypast of military aircraft - in line with Lady Thatcher's wishes before her death on Monday from a stroke aged 87.
Personnel from all three services will line the funeral route, while three military bands play - their drums draped in black as a mark of respect.
Security is likely to be extremely tight with fears of disruption by Irish republican dissidents and far-left groups. Police are also reportedly bracing for a possible "lone wolf" attack.
Concerns about potential violence rose after trouble erupted at several street parties celebrating her death in London, Liverpool, Bristol and Glasgow.
Many world figures are expected to attend Thatcher's funeral, although a spokesman for former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said he would not be among them because his health was too frail.
Former Labour prime minister Tony Blair and his wife were among the first confirmed guests to the ceremony, which will take place with full military honours and be followed by a private cremation.
Thatcher's ashes will be laid next to those of her husband Denis, who died in 2003, at the Royal Chelsea Hospital.
Thatcher's son Mark returned to Britain overnight. He and his twin sister Carol, who was also out of the country when their mother died, are expected to attend the funeral.
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