Chequers, the house Mum fell in love with… The Iron Lady 30 years on by Carol Thatcher
‘Sometimes, when we had a full house of guests, I was persuaded to move to a room under the eaves called the Prison Room. It was so named because Lady Mary Grey – the younger sister of Lady Jane Grey – was held there in 1565 after she had been banished from court by Elizabeth I for marrying below her station.’
