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Isn't it wonderful that the Windsor Horse Show has become such a family affair. Andrew is in his element as Vice-President of the RWHS, and it was amazing to see Prince Michael of Kent and the Countess of Wessex were into carriage driving as well as Lady Louise.
Sophie looked great with her two in hand a Louise surprised with both two and four in hand, and their period driving ensembles were wonderful.
HM and a very rare sighting of the DofE made the final night quite a treat. Even Harry turned out for the 90 minute finale.
Prince Henry joins The Queen this evening;
"The Organisers of Royal Windsor Horse Show have today confirmed that Royal Windsor Horse Show will take place from Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th of July this year."
https://rwhs.co.uk/royal-windsor-horse-show-to-run-july-2021/
Today, July 4, is the final day of this year's Royal Windsor Horse Show, Queen Elizabeth attended again and the Countess of Wessex and Lady Louse were seen carriage driving. The Countess of Wessex used the Duke of Edinburgh's carriage:
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Queen Elizabeth later presented the trophies:
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Sophie said that she wasn't really good at carriage driving, so she gave it up when she had children - but great to see that she picked it up again. Not sure whether only those competing can come in or that it is partly a 'parade' and partly 'competition'.is it just the lack of good pics or was the show really not well attended by the RF this year? We normally have the Princess Royal and her family. I must admit we haven't see the Cambridges ever at RWHS and the Yorks haven't come since they were children.
Usually the whole Rhys Jones family is there in force was well - but maybe the pics just aren't showing them.
Did Sophie compet as well as Louise?
The Land Rover International Driving Grand Prix is one of the most important driving events in the UK and is also a FEI World CupTM qualifier. There are three stages to the competition. The Driven Dressage involves the team driving a set series of movements and takes place on the Thursday and Friday of the Show. The Marathon Stage takes place on the Saturday; this challenging stage requires the competitors to drive at speed around eight obstacles and is one of our most popular parts of the competition. The final stage is the Cone Driving on Sunday where teams drive through narrowly spaced pairs of cones in a set time.
Well, I'm certainly not too proud to admit that I might have shed a tear when I saw these photos of Louise not only driving Philip's carriage but wearing his jacket. What a beautiful connection these two shared.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/style/1457953/lady-louise-windsor-horse-show-style-pictures
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Yesterday, the Queen opted to visit her horses privately rather than attend the first day of the show.
The monarch spent 20 minutes with her horses away from the public gaze after apparently pulling out of what would have been a high profile visit to the show at the eleventh hour.
The Queen was handed a programme through the window and sat chatting to officials throughout the brief event.*
She beamed throughout and looked delighted to be there.
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