Celebrating 70 Years Of Her Majesty The Queen At Royal Windsor Horse Show
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Royal Windsor Horse Show, held from 12-15 May 2022 in the private grounds of Windsor Castle, is truly a royal occasion. First staged in 1943, the Show was initially set up to help raise funds for the war effort. In this first edition of the Show, originally called the ‘Windsor Horse and Dog Show’, a young Princess Elizabeth won the Pony and Dogcart class.
HM The Queen has always been a keen horsewoman and has never missed an edition of the Show. HM The Queen has horses competing in the Showing classes and is always keen to cast her expert eye on them in the ring. This year, the Show will celebrate HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with ‘A Gallop through History’, a theatrical arena spectacular which will take place each evening and feature over 500 horses and 1300 performers. The production will literally take the audience on a gallop through history, from Elizabeth I to the present day.
In recognition of HM The Queen’s long-standing relationship with the Show, we have taken a look back through the decades at some of her most memorable moments.
HM The Queen attending Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1953, the year of her Coronation
HM The Queen alongside Prince Charles and Princess Anne in 1956
HM The Queen and her daughter Princess Anne walking through the Show in 1957
HM The Queen, HRH The late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Anne in 1957 watching the action at Royal Windsor Horse Show
HM The Queen talking to Douglas Bunn, founder of The All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, at Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1964
HM The Queen watches on from her car in 1965
HM The Queen arriving by carriage to the 1969 edition of the Show
HM The Queen attending the Show in 1977, the year that Royal Windsor Horse Show became an international show
HM The Queen presenting an award to the winning Carriage Driver in 1983
HM The Queen presenting a rosette in 1993
HM The Queen visiting the shopping village at the Show with Show Director, Simon Brooks-Ward in 2008
HM The Queen enjoying the Show in 2012 with past and present Show Chairmen
HM The Queen watching her horses compete in the Highlands Showing Class in 2021, alongside Colin Brooks, Show Chairman
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To find out more about Royal Windsor Horse Show, or to book tickets, visit www.rwhs.co.uk.
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