[1] Stone described Thatcher as being notable for her " ... beautiful, elegant presentation, a lady who we can all recall as always being very smartly dressed" and that it was "necessary to record the intelligence, the intellect, the stamina, the strength, the steeliness".

[1] Thatcher was suffering from dementia at the time of the completion of the portrait and told Stone upon seeing it that it was "lovely" and that he had made her look "so nice".

[2] Thatcher was only the third prime minister to have a painted portrait on display at Number 10 after Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George.

[6] In October 2022 an earlier version of the portrait dating from 2004 was sold from the collection of businessman and Conservative Party donor Stuart Wheeler at auction for £35,000.

[8][9] Speaking to Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg in September 2024, Starmer explained that the portrait was not moved out of dislike for Thatcher "at all" but because he "didn't want a picture of anyone" in the study, preferring landscapes.