It was a fitting occasion for the 4th of July. A statue of Ronald Reagan was unveiled at the American Embassy in London yesterday to mark the centenary of the former U.S. president's birth. Foreign Secretary William Hague and former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice watched as the 10ft bronze figure was revealed in Grosvenor Square. Sadly Mr Reagan's great political ally and friend, former prime minister Baroness Thatcher, was unable to attend due to her frailty. Fellow Americans: The Ronald Reagan statue unveiling ceremony in Grosvenor Square outside the American Embassy Mr Hague paid tribute to the late president at the ceremony outside the U.S. embassy, hailing him 'a great American hero'.
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