LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is back home after two weeks in a hospital, her family said Monday.
Thatcher, who had been suffering from flu, stood outside her central London home and waved to photographers before going inside, the BBC reported.
She became ill a few weeks ago and was unable to attend a Downing Street reception to mark her 85th birthday. She is in good spirits but will take things slowly at home, the family said.
Her son, Sir Mark Thatcher, said after she was hospitalized that she was "chirpy" and had been talking about the national budget.
The former prime minister was advised by doctors five years ago against making public speeches after a series of minor strokes. But she still attends some public functions, including an address by Pope Benedict XVI during his recent state visit.
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