"We can confirm that Baroness Thatcher has been admitted to St.
Thomas' Hospital and is expected to remain in hospital overnight for observation," the hospital said in a statement. "Her condition is stable and she is speaking to the medical staff who are caring for her."
Thatcher - Britain's first female prime minister - has often appeared at private functions in recent years but makes few public statements.
Earlier this year, she urged members of her Conservatives Party to "hold firm to their beliefs" as she was honored with a statue at the party's headquarters.
Nicknamed the "Iron Lady," Thatcher was prime minister from May 1979 until her resignation in November 1990. She was the first leader to win three elections in a row.
She was given a clear bill of health by doctors in December 2005 after spending a night in the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London for tests after feeling faint.
The hospital described her as a model patient.
In March 2002, She cut back her workload after doctors said she had suffered a series of strokes.
