Talk:We have become a grandmother

A fact from We have become a grandmother appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 May 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Margaret Thatcher's usage of the royal we was interpreted as an example of her "pseudo-royal grandiosity"?

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The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk) 22:14, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Margaret Thatcher's usage of the royal we was interpreted as an example of her "pseudo-royal grandiosity"? Source: "For this she was much mocked, and her phrase - quickly mutated in popular memory to 'We are a grandmother' was taken of an example of her pseudo-royal grandiosity" (Charles Moore, Baron Moore of Etchingham, Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume Three: Herself Alone, 2020, Penguin Books, 978-0-14-198692-0, pg 290)

Reviewed: S. G. Neginhal

Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Self-nominated at 11:51, 7 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

This article looks great! Note that I am accepting the offline book sources in good faith. Nice work, No Swan So Fine! Michael Barera (talk) 15:06, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]