Photos of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana, and More Royal Family Members Hanging Out with Horses
This family's love of horses and ponies runs deep.
The royals are a family of equestrians. Between their matriarch, Queen Elizabeth, who has grown her passion for the animals into millions of racing winnings, and Princess Anne, who's competed in international events, the House of Windsor has a serious, intergenerational infatuation with horses. Here, 29 photos of the royal family palling around with their favorite species.
2019
During a day of engagements in Somerset, the famously horse-loving Queen Elizabeth took some time to feed and pet a resident of Manor Farm Stables.
2019
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle meet the residents at the Moroccan Royal Federation of Equestrian Sports during their three-day trip visit to Morocco.
2017
The Duchess of Cambridge pets a horse during a visit to the charity organization Farms for City Children in Arlingham, England.
2017
Zara Phillips rides her horse "Rum Expectations" in the cross country phase of the Gatcombe Horse Trials.
2017
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, meets Pedro the Shetland Pony during her visit to the Ebony Horse Club in Brixton, south London.
2017
At 92 years old, Queen Elizabeth is still horseback riding. Last year she was spotted near the River Thames in Windsor.
2016
Prince Harry gets up close and personal with a horse at the Nature Fun Ranch in Barbados. At the time this photo was taken, Prince Harry was on a larger tour of the Caribbean, which commemorated the 35th anniversary of independence in Antigua and Barbuda and the 50th anniversary of independence in Barbados and Guyana.
2012
Zara Phillips, Princess Anne's daughter, competes in an equestrian event at the 2012 Olympics in London.
2011
Here is Prince William, all dressed up outside Buckingham Palace after the Colonel's Review in Horse Guards Parade, the second rehearsal for the annual Trooping the Colour parade.
2010
Prince Harry and Prince William ride horses to visit a child education center in Semonkong, Lesotho. The pair were on a larger trip to Botswana, Lesotho, and South Africa.
2003
Prince Harry poses with the horse "Guardsman" at the Tooloombilla cattle farm in Queensland.
2000
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess Of York, hugs her daughter Princess Eugenie while she sits on a horse.
1994
Princess Eugenie seems unsure about riding a pony at the 1994 Royal Windsor Horse Show.
1991
Prince Charles competes in a polo match. Later, the polo prizes were presented by another royal, 2-year-old Princess Beatrice.
1991
Prince William and Prince Harry befriend a horse at the 1991 Badminton Horse Trials.
1986
At Highgrove, Princess Diana guides Prince William around on a pony.
1986
Prince Harry greets a Shetland pony with suspicion.
1984
Princess Diana smiles up at Prince Charles, astride his polo horse at Guards Polo Club in Windsor.
1982
Princess Anne and her horse "Stevie B" fall into the water jump at the Badminton Horse Trials.
1982
Despite being pregnant, Princess Diana came out to support her husband, Prince Charles, at a polo match in Windsor.
Chloe is a News Writer for Townandcountrymag.com, where she covers royal news, from the latest additions to Meghan Markle’s staff to Queen Elizabeth’s monochrome fashions; she also writes about culture, often dissecting TV shows like The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Killing Eve.
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