By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 03:23 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:06 EST, 11 April 2013 . Heartbreak: Carol Thatcher found out her mother had died while she was in Spain . Carol Thatcher found out her mother had died while she was visiting Spain to begin a Spanish language course, it was reported today. The 59-year-old's mother Baroness Thatcher died on Monday after suffering a stroke while staying at London's Ritz Hotel. Miss Thatcher, who lives Switzerland, has been learning the language for several years at Tilde languages school in Madrid. But she emailed the school on the day of her mother’s death to tell staff that she would not be able to attend, according to the Telegraph. Lola Gonzalez Martinez, the school’s co-director, said: 'Carol contacted the school to tell us that she would be unable to attend the course here and we understood, having already heard the news of the death of Margaret Thatcher. 'She was due to attend classes here starting next Monday but clearly she can’t meet that commitment. 'I’m sure the death didn’t come as any great surprise as I understand that her mother’s health was deteriorating for quite some time but it must still be very upsetting for Carol.' It is understood that she is now travelling back from Spain to Switzerland and she will arrive in Britain before the end of the week. Her twin brother Sir Mark Thatcher flew back from his holiday in Barbados on Tuesday night. Miss Thatcher lives in Klosters, the upmarket ski resort in the Swiss Alps favoured by the Royals, in a flat with her on/off partner of 20 years, ski instructor Marco Grass. She left on Sunday morning – the day before her mother’s stroke – on the pre-planned trip, according to Mr Grass. Happier times: Margaret Thatcher and her daughter Carol Thatcher at Wimbledon in 2004 . News: Miss Thatcher emailed the school on the day of her mother's death to tell staff that she would not be able to attend . A neighbour at their apartment, which has a traditional Swiss wooden balcony with stunning views said: ‘Everybody knew about Carol’s famous mother. The news is very sad.’ Miss Thatcher has not been seen in public or made a statement since news of her mother's death was revealed. Yesterday her twin brother Sir Mark Thatcher today said Baroness Thatcher would have been 'honoured and humbled' by the presence of the Queen at her funeral. Speaking outside his mother’s home in Belgravia, central London, Sir Mark said his mother's death was 'without doubt a very sad moment'. In his first appearance since the her death he said Lady Thatcher 'was blessed with a long life, and a very full one.' Past: Margaret Thatcher and husband Denis with Carol and Mark at 10 Downing Street during the 1983 General Election . Baroness Margaret Thatcher at the age of 33, has time to play with her twin children Mark and Carol aged six, Both engrossed in their toy garage and motor cars in 1959 . 'However the inevitability or the . inevitable conclusion may appear of the recent illness that she . suffered, it is no easier for us to bear in what is without doubt a very . sad moment. The 59-year-old said the family had . been 'simply been overwhelmed by messages of support.' 'I know that my mother would be pleased they have come from people of all walks of life.' He added the messages would be 'a . source of encouragement and strength as we face the inevitable days . ahead and for that I am most grateful.' According to Lady Thatcher's confidant and adviser for 30 years, Robin Harris, her daughter was always much closer to her father Denis, who died in 2003 at the age of 88. In 2008 Miss Thacher, who has always felt she 'came second' in her mother's affections to brother Mark, published a memoir - A Walk-on Part In The Goldfish Bowl - in which she revealed previously unknown details about her mother's dementia. Miss Thatcher has not been seen in public or made a statement since news of her mother's death was revealed. Yesterday her twin brother Sir Mark Thatcher said Baroness Thatcher would have been 'honoured and humbled' by the presence of the Queen at her funeral . In particular, she disclosed that her . mother kept forgetting that husband Denis had died, adding: 'I had to . keep telling her the bad news over and over again'. Coming from her own daughter, this . was widely seen as distasteful and deeply insensitive by Lady Thatcher's . friends - though it is, unclear whether Lady Thatcher, in her sad . mental state, could ever have been fully aware of the contents of . Carol's book. The evidence of close friends would . be enough to indicate that even if she did learn of its contents, she . would have forgotten it almost immediately, never mind be 'bitter' about . it . Miss Thatcher abandoned Britain after . losing her job as a correspondent on BBC's One Show for describing a . tennis player as a 'golliwog' in 2009. She told the Telegraph she was . 'increasingly despondent about the state of this country' around the . time she moved to Switzerland. Exclusive resort: Carol Thatcher moved to Royal favourite Klosters in Switzerland 'because she was disenchanted with Britain'
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By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 03:23 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:06 EST, 11 April 2013 . Heartbreak: Carol Thatcher found out her mother had died while she was in Spain . Carol Thatcher found out her mother had died while she was visiting Spain to begin a Spanish language course, it was reported today. The 59-year-old's mother Baroness Thatcher died on Monday after suffering a stroke while staying at London's Ritz Hotel. Miss Thatcher, who lives Switzerland, has been learning the language for several years at Tilde languages school in Madrid. But she emailed the school on the day of her mother’s death to tell staff that she would not be able to attend, according to the Telegraph. Lola Gonzalez Martinez, the school’s co-director, said: 'Carol contacted the school to tell us that she would be unable to attend the course here and we understood, having already heard the news of the death of Margaret Thatcher. 'She was due to attend classes here starting next Monday but clearly she can’t meet that commitment. 'I’m sure the death didn’t come as any great surprise as I understand that her mother’s health was deteriorating for quite some time but it must still be very upsetting for Carol.' It is understood that she is now travelling back from Spain to Switzerland and she will arrive in Britain before the end of the week. Her twin brother Sir Mark Thatcher flew back from his holiday in Barbados on Tuesday night. Miss Thatcher lives in Klosters, the upmarket ski resort in the Swiss Alps favoured by the Royals, in a flat with her on/off partner of 20 years, ski instructor Marco Grass. She left on Sunday morning – the day before her mother’s stroke – on the pre-planned trip, according to Mr Grass. Happier times: Margaret Thatcher and her daughter Carol Thatcher at Wimbledon in 2004 . News: Miss Thatcher emailed the school on the day of her mother's death to tell staff that she would not be able to attend . A neighbour at their apartment, which has a traditional Swiss wooden balcony with stunning views said: ‘Everybody knew about Carol’s famous mother. The news is very sad.’ Miss Thatcher has not been seen in public or made a statement since news of her mother's death was revealed. Yesterday her twin brother Sir Mark Thatcher today said Baroness Thatcher would have been 'honoured and humbled' by the presence of the Queen at her funeral. Speaking outside his mother’s home in Belgravia, central London, Sir Mark said his mother's death was 'without doubt a very sad moment'. In his first appearance since the her death he said Lady Thatcher 'was blessed with a long life, and a very full one.' Past: Margaret Thatcher and husband Denis with Carol and Mark at 10 Downing Street during the 1983 General Election . Baroness Margaret Thatcher at the age of 33, has time to play with her twin children Mark and Carol aged six, Both engrossed in their toy garage and motor cars in 1959 . 'However the inevitability or the . inevitable conclusion may appear of the recent illness that she . suffered, it is no easier for us to bear in what is without doubt a very . sad moment. The 59-year-old said the family had . been 'simply been overwhelmed by messages of support.' 'I know that my mother would be pleased they have come from people of all walks of life.' He added the messages would be 'a . source of encouragement and strength as we face the inevitable days . ahead and for that I am most grateful.' According to Lady Thatcher's confidant and adviser for 30 years, Robin Harris, her daughter was always much closer to her father Denis, who died in 2003 at the age of 88. In 2008 Miss Thacher, who has always felt she 'came second' in her mother's affections to brother Mark, published a memoir - A Walk-on Part In The Goldfish Bowl - in which she revealed previously unknown details about her mother's dementia. Miss Thatcher has not been seen in public or made a statement since news of her mother's death was revealed. Yesterday her twin brother Sir Mark Thatcher said Baroness Thatcher would have been 'honoured and humbled' by the presence of the Queen at her funeral . In particular, she disclosed that her . mother kept forgetting that husband Denis had died, adding: 'I had to . keep telling her the bad news over and over again'. Coming from her own daughter, this . was widely seen as distasteful and deeply insensitive by Lady Thatcher's . friends - though it is, unclear whether Lady Thatcher, in her sad . mental state, could ever have been fully aware of the contents of . Carol's book. The evidence of close friends would . be enough to indicate that even if she did learn of its contents, she . would have forgotten it almost immediately, never mind be 'bitter' about . it . Miss Thatcher abandoned Britain after . losing her job as a correspondent on BBC's One Show for describing a . tennis player as a 'golliwog' in 2009. She told the Telegraph she was . 'increasingly despondent about the state of this country' around the . time she moved to Switzerland. Exclusive resort: Carol Thatcher moved to Royal favourite Klosters in Switzerland 'because she was disenchanted with Britain'
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