The complicated relationship is believed to have stemmed from the palace thinking that Margaret Thatcher was vulgar and the prime minister believing that royalty was not needed (via Harper's Bazaar). In her memoir, Thatcher touched on their frosty relationship but admitted that the queen always knew her duty and was always up to date on current issues, saying, "Of course, under the circumstances, stories of clashes between 'two powerful women' were just too good not to make up. In general, more nonsense was written about the so-called 'feminine factor' during my time in office than about almost anything else" (via The Washington Post).
In July of 1986, The Sunday Times reported that the queen was "dismayed by 'uncaring' Thatcher." This headline caused a major disturbance in Britain. The main issue boiled down to the queen believing that a compromise must be reached between her own prime minister and the other Commonwealth leaders. The outlet reported that Thatcher was "crushed" by the story.
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