Queen's favourite pony Emma stands solo as Her Majesty passes her one last time
20.09.2022 - 02:47
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Queen Elizabeth II's favourite pony Emma stood alone on the side of the Long Walk as she bid her final farewell on Monday, 19 September. Her late Majesty's coffin made its way from Westminster Abbey to Windsor Castle in a procession, which saw King Charles III, 73, lead the Royal Family behind.
The Queen's Fell pony Emma, a stunning small black horse, could be seen awaiting the cortege, alongside a member of the royal staff. According to the late sovereign's head groom Terry Pendry, Emma was one of her favourites.
Back in 2020, Pendry told Town & Country magazine that the horse "has been a wonderful servant to Her Majesty and is still going strong at the age of 24 as one of The Queen’s riding ponies.” According to royal author Claudia Joseph, Princess Anne, 75, and her daughter Zara Tindall, 41, are expected to make the decision on what happens next to the Queen's beloved horses. Speaking to the New York Post, she said: “It is likely that the queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, and [Anne’s] daughter, Zara, who were both Olympic equestrians and well-known horse lovers, are likely to be involved in what happens next to the queen’s animals." Emma wasn't the only animal waiting for the cortege to go past on afternoon of the Queen's funeral though as her two corgis Muick and Sandy could be seen standing alongside two members of staff on the Long Walk, too.
Andrew, the Duke of York, 62, and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, also 62, will now look after the Queen’s beloved corgis following her death. Guests, including members of the Royal Family, took their places in St.
George's Chapel at Windsor Castle ahead of the late monarch's arrival. Many of the Queen's great-grandchildren were also already there for the committal service,
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