North East Lincolnshire MPs were among more than 2,300 mourners at a "grand occasion" to commemorate the life of Baroness Thatcher in London.
The UK's first woman Prime Minister was given full military honours as the coffin bearing her body was brought to St Paul's Cathedral through streets lined with members of the public.
Father of the House Sir Peter Tapsell and two other Conservative MPs, Edward Leigh and Martin Vickers, were among the guests at this morning's ceremony.
Mr Vickers, the MP for Cleethorpes, said: "It was a grand occasion and I'm glad I had the opportunity of being there.
"It was quite a moving experience and it was good to hear it conducted in the old familiar words of the King James Bible, which I think added to the dignity of the occasion.
"As far as I could tell on my walk to and from the Cathedral most people were there to pay their respects rather than to protest – there was a time and place to discuss the political legacy but today wasn't it."
Watched by the Queen and dignitaries from around the world, the Bishop of London Richard Chartres told the congregation: "Lying here, she is one of us, subject to the common destiny of all human beings."
Lady Thatcher's coffin, placed beneath the dome of St Paul's, was draped in a Union flag and topped by a floral tribute of white roses bearing the handwritten note "Beloved Mother – Always in our Hearts" from her children Sir Mark and Carol Thatcher.
At the conclusion of the service, a blessing was given by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, before the coffin was borne out of the cathedral by pall-bearers drawn from military units with links to the Falklands War, to three cheers from the waiting crowd.
Caistor and Market Rasen MP Edward Leigh said it had been a "nice occasion" for a "great lady" who had enjoyed "a good long life".
He added: "I worked for her as a young man doing her correspondence, and I was also the last minister appointed by her when she was Prime Minister.
"She also attended my wedding, so it was very nice being there."
Every member of the current Cabinet attended the funeral, led by Prime Minister David Cameron, who gave a reading from the Gospel of St John. An emotional Chancellor George Osborne appeared to wipe tears from his eyes during the service.
Ahead of the service, Mr Cameron insisted the funeral was a "fitting tribute" to a major national figure who died last week aged 87.
Interviewed by the BBC, he said she had created a new political consensus as Prime Minister. "In a way," he added, "we are all Thatcherites now."
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