Queen’s beloved horse Emma bids farewell to late monarch at Windsor Castle
Queen Elizabeth IIBeloved of horseCarltonlima Emma, bids farewell to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch during the Queen’s casket procession. Windsor Castle on Monday.
The Queen’s many four-legged friends, including Her two corgis Sandy and Mayok, made a special appearance at Windsor during the funeral procession. Black fell. The ponyNicknamed Emma, stood on the ground as the Queen’s coffin made its way down the long walk to St George’s Chapel.
The horse was accompanied by the Queen’s head groom, Terry Pendry, who has held the position for the past 25 years. The stud groom bowed his head as the state horse passed, while Emma stood by his side.
The fallen pony showed off her luxurious black coat as she was draped in a black riding blanket, emblazoned with the Queen’s prints. Emma was generally known to be. The Queen’s favorite riding horseAccording to Pendry, who said in 2020 that “Emma has been a wonderful servant to Her Majesty and is still going strong as one of the Queen’s riding ponies at the age of 24”.
Queen Elizabeth served as his patron. Fell Pony Society Since 1982. In honor of her 90th birthday in 2016, the Fall Pony Society surprised the Queen with a lineup of 120 fall ponies.
In 2020, Vanity Fair The Queen was reported to have been “riding daily” at Windsor Castle while self-isolating with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “She’s been out and about every day and is making the most of the time,” a source said.
This past April, Queen Celebrated his 96th birthday Posing for a new portrait with her two white ponies, Buyback Nightingale and Buyback Kitty. Photographer Henri Delalle took the new portrait of the Queen in March in the grounds of Windsor Castle, against a blooming magnolia tree.
Emma, the King’s riding pony, stands as Queen Elizabeth II’s casket procession arrives at Windsor Castle.
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Horse racing It was also a great sporting interest of the Queen, who rode her first horse at the age of three. The Queen is believed to own around 100 horses, which are estimated to have earned her around £7 million in prize money over the years.
After her death on 8 September, there was much speculation as to who would inherit the Queen’s horse troop, as when she ascended the throne in 1952, the Queen herself had inherited the horse from her father, King George VI. The stock was inherited. But according to royal writer Claudia Joseph, Princess Anne and her daughter, Zara Tindall, are A decision is expected What happens next to the Queen’s horses?
Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest in a private funeral service after her state funeral at Westminster and Windsor on Monday.
The Queen’s coffin lies in the George VI Memorial Chapel at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, alongside her husband Prince Philip and her parents – King George VI and the Queen Mother.