Baroness Boothroyd, who served as Commons Speaker from 1992 to 2000, died aged 93 in late February.
By PA Media & Tom AireyThe funeral of Betty Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the House of Commons, has taken place.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and current speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle were among those at the service in Cambridgeshire. The service was held at the 12th Century St George's Church in Thriplow, the village where she lived in her later years. "She supported me to become Speaker and she always gave me advice, whether I wanted it or not, Betty would ring up and just put me right," he said.
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