The 87-year-old former prime minister died on Monday, after suffering a series of strokes.
The funeral ceremony, with full military honours, will take place at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, following a procession from Westminster.
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will attend the service, Buckingham Palace said.
Lady Thatcher will not have a state funeral but will be accorded the same status as Princess Diana and the Queen Mother.
Meeting
A ceremonial funeral is one rung down from a state funeral – normally reserved for monarchs – and requires the consent of the Queen.
A Downing Street spokesman said the details had been agreed at a “co-ordination meeting” between the Thatcher family and Buckingham Palace on Tuesday morning.
Lady Thatcher, a Conservative, was the UK’s first female prime minister. She was in office from 1979 to 1990 and won three successive general elections.
She died “peacefully” after suffering a stroke while staying at the Ritz hotel in central London. Lady Thatcher had been staying at the hotel since being discharged from hospital at the end of last year.
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Parliament will be recalled from its Easter recess this Wednesday to enable MPs and peers to pay tributes.
Prime Minister David Cameron has described Lady Thatcher as a “great Briton” and international leaders, including US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have praised her.
But small gatherings happened on Monday night in various parts of the UK, notably in Glasgow, Bristol and London, with those taking part saying they were celebrating her death.
Seven police officers were injured in Bristol, where violent broke out and bins were set alight. One person was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
The Metropolitan Police reported low-level disturbances in Brixton, south-east London, including missiles being thrown at police. Two women were arrested on suspicion of burglary after being found inside a shop.
-Agencies
Prime Minister David Cameron has described Lady Thatcher as a “great Briton” and international leaders, including US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have praised her.
But small gatherings happened on Monday night in various parts of the UK, notably in Glasgow, Bristol and London, with those taking part saying they were celebrating her death.
Seven police officers were injured in Bristol, where violent broke out and bins were set alight. One person was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
The Metropolitan Police reported low-level disturbances in Brixton, south-east London, including missiles being thrown at police. Two women were arrested on suspicion of burglary after being found inside a shop.
-Agencies
