She may have been particularly referring to Micheal's success as an American football player. Published: 06:42 EDT, 11 April 2013 | Updated: 12:30 EDT, 11 April 2013, Famous family: Michael Thatcher, 24, the grandson of Baroness Thatcher, lives in America, His birth was famously announced when the Prime Minster proudly stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street holding him in her arms and declared 'We have become a grandmother.'. A talented running back for his school's American football team, he recently served on the board of VOCES, a pro-Republican body offering what it calls "a voice for conservative Hispanics". Play it now. I want my Daddy back in America. Both the professional and personal lives of Mark are marked with controversies, scandals, and shady dealings. Even after her marriage broke down, Diane maintained a close relationship with her former mother-in-law, who would ring to check on the children. On 13 January 2005, Mark Thatcher, pleaded guilty in a South African court to helping finance a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea. Diane Beckett moved the children back to her native America after the marriage of 20 years ended. Sir Mark, Micheal's father and Lady Thatcher's son, married Diane Beckett, the Texan-born daughter of a wealthy U.S. car dealer in 1987. The comments below have been moderated in advance. For a young, discreet Texan college student, it will be an abrupt entry into the global spotlight. Lady Thatcher's "greatest delight", she told an interviewer in the late 90s, was "when my daughter-in-law sends me photographs of the grandchildren. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 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Etter sin fars død i 2003 arvet han tittelen baronett. Diane arranged to bring the children, who have dual British-US citizenship, back to Texas to be close to her own parents. PA Images via Getty Images She, too, will attend the funeral. They were married for 18 years and had two children, Michael, 31, and Amanda, 27, before splitting up in 2005. They are now preparing to fly over to London for her funeral on Wednesday with their mother.