With Popeye it was spinach while Samson relied on his long hair. Now Lady Thatcher’s secret ingredient for power has been revealed – 28 eggs a week.
The Iron Lady went on a crash diet ahead of her 1979 election win packed with protein, according to thousands of newly released personal papers.
The programme promised to help the future Prime Minister shed 20lb in two weeks but included a caveat allowing whisky – but only with meat.
A yellowing note outlining the strict regime was found tucked inside her 1979 black leather Economist pocket diary.
The Margaret Thatcher Foundation (MTF) has released thousands of papers covering the period between May and December 1979 to Cambridge University.
It was thought she had wanted to get “in trim” for the historic campaign, the first of her three election wins.
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