When I was 21, I studied abroad in Edinburgh and interned for a member of the Scottish Parliament (a Conservative). One Friday afternoon, he told me he was taking me on an outing. He picked up his wife and the three of us drove out to a truly palatial Scottish estate with lots of Scotland Yard milling around. I was introduced to his old friend, the former Secretary of State for Scotland (the UK gov't cabinet minister representing Scotland), & his wife. Then we walked inside and standing there in a sitting room was Margaret Thatcher. Everyone sat down in upholstered chairs and Lady Thatcher sat on a settee (a tiny couch). She motioned to me to sit next to her. The six of us then proceeded to talk about the future of the Scottish Conservatives (spoiler alert - the party has not done all that well since) for the next hour. She was extremely witty & sharp as a tack.