Norman Tebbit’s devotion to his wife Margaret and defiance after Brighton bomb – The Yorkshire Post says
He would refer to his late wife, who has died after being paralysed in the 1984 IRA Brighton bombing as “my Margaret”. This was not to distinguish her from the then Prime Minister but recognition of their sheer devotion to each other.
Now Lord Tebbit is bereft by his loss after 64 years of marriage – and the unspeakable pain that they both suffered after being left trapped for hours in the mutilated wreckage of the Grand Hotel.
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Hide AdBut he won the admiration for all for the lifelong dedication that he showed his wife – he always maintained that she would require far more support from him than a team of carers – and it can only be hoped that, in time, he feels able to use his experiences to help inform the wider care debate.
It would also be the most fitting tribute of all to ‘his Margaret’.
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