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  1. On 9 January 1982 Thatcher, his French driver, Anny-Charlotte Verney, and their mechanic went missing for six days in the Sahara whilst driving a Peugeot 504 in the Paris-Dakar Rally. They were declared missing on 12 January.

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  2. Nov 16, 2020 · Six days after being declared missing and 35 miles off course, Thatcher was discovered by the Algerian air force. Thatcher, hearing an aircraft, fired a flare and was soon intercepted by...

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  3. Nov 22, 2020 · In January 1982, Mark Thatcher, the son of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, went missing for six days after his car went off course during a race in the Sahara Desert. It was a relatively...

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  4. Jul 4, 2021 · The Iron Lady’s son, Mark Thatcher, had gone missing five days earlier while racing a Peugeot 504 through the Sahara in the Paris-Dakar Rally. His car was last spotted by fellow racers with a...

  5. Mark Thatcher, the British Prime Minister's son, has been reported missing in the Sahara desert while taking part in the Paris-Dakar rally. He was last seen near the Mali-Algerian border with his co-driver and mechanic, who were found safe and well six days later.

  6. Jan 7, 2016 · January 1982: Mark Thatcher is Lost in the Desert. 34 years ago this week, the son of the British Prime Minister got lost on the Paris-Dakar Rally, thrusting the previously unknown event into...

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  8. Nov 15, 2020 · Mark Thatcher, the son of Margaret Thatcher and Sir Denis Thatcher, went missing in 1982 during a motor rally in the Sahara. He was rescued after 14 days, but his disappearance caused a crisis in his mother's political and personal life. Learn more about his real-life story, his twin sister Carol, and his role in The Crown.

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