Queen feeds a carrot to an adorable foal signifying her ultimate love of horses.
The monarch, who is celebrating her 70th year in power, is heard saying, “Would you like another one?” before feeding a carrot to a foal, while another clip shows her inspecting a powerful mother.
The Queen’s lifelong devotion to racing is evident as she tenderly tends to her beloved horses.
She is seen inspecting a powerful mother and her foal in previously unseen footage shot at Her Majesty’s country retreat in Sandringham.
The monarch, who is celebrating her 70th year in power, is heard asking the foal, “Would you like another one?” before feeding it a carrot.
Her Majesty, 96, is expected to miss today’s Derby race due to “mobility concerns.”
However, a special documentary will reveal her lifelong love of horses.
“The Queen never forgot when she went to see a thoroughbred for the first time,” said John Warren, the Queen’s Bloodstock and Racing Advisor.
Since then, the thoroughbred has captivated her imagination. Profoundly.”
While the Queen does not gamble, she is said to read the Racing Post every morning over breakfast.
She has also owned horses her entire life, who won the classic 2000 Guineas in 1958.
The Queen took her first riding lesson at the Buckingham Palace Mews when she was four years old.
She was given a Shetland pony named Peggy as a child and continued to participate in the sport throughout her life.