Thatcher Ally Calls Palin "Nuts," Scoffs That Former Prime Minister Would Meet Her

“Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That would be belittling for Margaret. Sarah Palin is nuts.”

So says an unnamed “ally” of former British Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher about Sarah Palin’s wishes to meet with the Iron Lady, according to the Guardian.

The former Republican vice-presidential nominee recently told the Sunday Times that she hopes to meet Thatcher in England later this summer while on her way to Sudan in July.

“I am just hoping Mrs. Thatcher is well enough to see me as I so admire her,” Palin said.

But the Independent points out that the 85-year-old Thatcher has stopped making public appearances due to poor health and “is seldom at home for guests.” She even missed her own 85th-birthday celebration.

An aide told the paper, “Nowadays, the Lady rarely meets people at all. If a meeting went ahead it would be very much low-key, and would very much depend on how things were on the day. We don't make firm appointments for this sort of meeting."

Given that "low-key" events aren't really Palin's style, a meeting of the two women seemed unlikely from the start.

The former prime minister will, however, attend the July 4 unveiling of a statue of Ronald Regan outside the United States Embassy in London.

The Guardian’s source seemed to reiterate that this will not be an opportunity for Palin to meet Thatcher: “Margaret is focusing on Ronald Reagan and will attend the unveiling of the statue. That is her level.”