Tearful Margaret Thatcher Leaves Downing Street for the Last Time (1990)

On 28 November 1990, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher left Downing Street for the last time, having been ousted following a rebellion in her own cabinet and party. After fighting back tears during a brief farewell speech outside Number Ten, the Prime Minister made her way to Buckingham Palace with her husband, Denis Thatcher, to offer her resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. That done, the Thatchers made their way to their new residence, 11 Hambledon Place, in Dulwich. Speaking to the press on the driveway, Mrs Thatcher joked about having traded Number 10 for Number 11. And she said she would be in the House of Commons the following day, to organise her office as a backbench MP.

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