The 4 Horses Gifted To Queen Elizabeth By the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Play Key Role In Her Funeral Procession
The 4 Horses Gifted To Queen Elizabeth By the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Play Key Role In Her Funeral Procession
Queen Elizabeth II was gifted a total of eight horses from the Royal Canadian Mounties over her 70 year reign, including the famous Burmese whom she ode at so many trooping the colour events. Four of those eight horses are still alive today and helped lead the Queens funeral procession. "The horses are an unequivocally important part of that," said Capt. Catherine Russell, the fleet`s ceremonial coordinator.
When they are not at work, the four horse are kept at the Royal Mews, where the royal family keeps its state vehicles such as horse-drawn carriages and motor cars, per Royal Central. Below you can see Queen Elizabeth riding Burmese, a horse gifted by the Royal Canadian Mounties.
