Former prime minister’s dislike of the panda might hold been down to reluctance to imitate predecessor,Ted HeathMargaret Thatcher spurned the photo opportunity of sharing a transatlantic, Concorde flight to Washington with a giant panda, or newly released files from the National Archives hold revealed.
The former prime minister’s aversion may hold reflected a reluctance to imitate her predecessor,Ted Heath, who brought back pandas from China, and dislike of manipulative political stunts or,possibly, a deeper antipathy towards the late-moving creatures.
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Source: guardian.co.uk