A police officer crosses the street outside the Ritz hotel where former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is reported to have died, in London, Monday, April 8, 2013. Thatcher's spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister died from a stroke Monday morning at the Ritz hotel in London. Flags were flown at half-staff at Buckingham Palace, Parliament and Downing Street for the 87 year old. Queen Elizabeth II authorized a ceremonial funeral, a step short of a state funeral to be held for Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral in London next week with military honors. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)