Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite pony Emma – who moved fans to tears at her funeral – pays final tribute to late monarch
THE late Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite pony Emma – who moved fans to tears at her funeral – is to pay one final tribute to the monarch at Ascot.
In an image shown and shared around the world, beloved Emma waited dutifully as the late Queen’s coffin went along Windsor’s Long Walk to the castle in September 2022.
Emma was Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite horse – and the tribute, to come this Saturday, will also be in honour of her love of and dedication to the sport of racing.
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One of Emma’s horseshoes is being donated to Ascot to create a new trophy.
It will be presented to the ‘best shod horse’ at the Royal track for their blockbuster Champions Day meeting.
The shoe has been gifted by Queen Elizabeth II’s former horse handler Terry Pendry, report the Daily Mail.
He worked for the Royal household for 25 years and often rode alongside the late Queen in the Windsor grounds as part of her daily exercise.
An Ascot racecourse spokesperson confirmed the touching tribute will be paid this weekend.
They said: “It is extra special to have a trophy made from one of Emma’s shoes who was a horse so well loved by Queen Elizabeth II.
“Horse racing and Ascot were both so important to her during her life and to tie this all together will be very special.”
The late Queen used to present the trophy for the race named in her honour.
In 2017 she smiled alongside Frankie Dettori after he rode Persuasive to victory in the Group 1 contest over a mile.
King Charles has inherited the multi-million pound racing operation his mum cherished so much.
Queen Camilla is a lover of the sport too and they were seen enjoying much of Royal Ascot this year.
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