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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Queen’s lifelong devotion to racing is evident as she tenderly tends to her beloved horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is seen inspecting a powerful mother and her foal in previously unseen footage shot at Her Majesty’s country retreat in Sandringham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her Majesty, 96, is expected to miss today’s Derby race due to “mobility concerns.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a special documentary will reveal her lifelong love of horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since then, the thoroughbred has captivated her imagination. Profoundly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the Queen does not gamble, she is said to read the Racing Post every morning over breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has also owned horses her entire life, who won the classic 2000 Guineas in 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Queen took her first riding lesson at the Buckingham Palace Mews when she was four years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was given a Shetland pony named Peggy as a child and continued to participate in the sport throughout her life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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