Wednesday 4 November 1981
0830 Hair
0900 Left for H/C
1125 House met
1130 State Opening of Parliament
1200 Looked in at Speaker's Party [George Thomas] - State Rooms
Lunch at H/C with speech writers
1430 Debate commenced
1530 Speech to the House
1730 Chancellor [Sir Geoffrey Howe] - H/C
1800 Mr. McKelvey and Mr. Alex Fletcher - H/C
1830-1930 Party for CHOGM and Mexico trip - No. 10
2000 Douglas Hurd, MP - No. 10
Dined in flat
______________
Read all documents relating to this day
Read all documents relating to preceding day
Read all documents relating to following day
Read engagement diary for preceding day
Read engagement diary for following day