Wales Margaret Thatcher

The funeral of Baroness Thatcher has taken place at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Among the 2,000 mourners were the First Minister Carwyn Jones and the Welsh Secretary David Jones, as well as Shirley Bassey and Katherine Jenkins.

Other grassroots supporters travelled to London from Wales to line the route.

Simon Weston from Nelson who served in the Falklands War spoke to ITV News on his feelings at Baroness Thatcher's funeral today.

Grant Tucker, a Welsh Conservative from Newport, said he wasn't surprised at the size of the crowds at Margaret Thatcher's funeral nor the warmth of their repsonse.

Also amongst the mourners in St. Paul's was Jeff James who's Chairman of the Welsh Conservative party. He says he was there to represent all the party's members in Wales

Thomas Burley travelled to London from Barry to witness Margaret Thatcher's funeral procession He spoke to our Political Editor Adrian Masters outside St. Paul's.

Opposition leader in the Assembly, Andrew RT Davies, was amongst the mourners in St. Paul's Cathedral.

He spoke to our Political Editor Adrian Masters after the service.

Wayne Thomas, general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in Wales, did not travel to London, says he still feels anger towards Baroness Thatcher, but has said that a debate on her policies should wait until after she has been laid to rest.

As a 22-year-old miner based in the Swansea Valley during 1984, his experiences of a year on strike have left an indelible mark.

Mr Thomas believes that the only fitting epitaph for Baroness Thatcher's grave would be "May God Forgive Her".

The Institute of Economic Affairs, the think-tank behind many of the policies that became know as 'Thatcherism' have issued a series of tributes to Margaret Thatcher following her funeral, including this from Profesor Patrick Minford of the Cardiff Business School.