Rabu, 02 Mei 2012

Queen meets Harry Patch the horse on Diamond Jubilee tour

Queen meets Harry Patch the horse on Diamond Jubilee tour

By Deborah Arthurs

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The Queen today continued her Diamond Jubilee tour with a visit to the South West of England, where she met a police horse named after the last British soldier to survive the trenches of the First World War.

Looking as chic as ever in a lilac wool suit and matching hat, the Queen was introduced to Harry Patch and fellow Avon and Somerset Police horse Jubilee during a visit to Nine Springs Country Park in Yeovil.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh presented the geldings with their official name badges.

Steedy on! The Queen meets harry Patch the police horse in Yeovil today

Steedy on! A keen horsewoman herself, the Queen looked pleased to meet Harry Patch the police horse in Yeovil today

Purple patch: The Queen chose a tailored wool coat in lilac with a matching hat, and accessorised with her favourite three-string pearls and a diamond brooch Purple patch: The Queen chose a tailored wool coat in lilac with a matching hat, and accessorised with her favourite three-string pearls and a diamond brooch

Purple patch: The Queen chose a tailored wool coat in lilac with a matching hat, and accessorised with her favourite three-string pearls and a diamond brooch

The royal couple were carrying out a second day of visits in the South West of England as part of the Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK.

The police horse was named after Harry Patch - known as 'the last Tommy' - who died three years ago aged 111.

Mr Patch, from Wells in Somerset, fought in the Battle of Passchendaele at Ypres in 1917.
The eight-year-old horse, a 17.3-hands Irish Draught, joined the force two years ago and was allocated to PC Tracey Small in January.

Meanwhile, seven-year-old Jubilee, a 17.3-hands Shire-cross, was recruited three months ago and is undergoing training with handler PC Jonathan Green.

Several hundred people were at Nine Springs Country Park to welcome the Queen and Duke, who toured stalls at a Jubilee Country Fayre.

Before leaving, the Queen cut a fruit cake baked by food and hospitality students at Yeovil College to mark the royal visit.

Students had also made 500 cupcakes which were to be handed out to local schoolchildren at the fayre.

The Queen and Philip then travelled by car to Crewkerne Town Hall, where they viewed local produce and saw a display of local history.

Happy day: Looking delighted with the turnout, the Queen beamed as she greeted children at a Jubilee Country Fayre held by Yeovil locals today

Beaming: The Queen looked to be thoroughly enjoying her visit to the South West

Enthusiastic: The Queen was cheered by flag-waving crowds as she arrived at Nine Springs park in Yeovil

Enthusiastic: The Queen was cheered by flag-waving crowds as she arrived at Nine Springs park in Yeovil

Happy day: Looking delighted with the turnout, the Queen beamed as she greeted children at a Jubilee Country Fayre held by Yeovil locals today

Happy day: Looking delighted with the turnout, the Queen beamed as she greeted children at a Jubilee Country Fayre held by Yeovil locals today

Tribute: The Queen met some royal pretenders as children at the local fayre donned crowns to meet the monarch

Tribute: The Queen met some royal pretenders as children at the local fayre donned crowns to meet the monarch

Gifts: Pretty posies were handed to the Queen as she chatted with the crowds

Gifts: Pretty posies were handed to the Queen as she chatted with the crowds


Jubilant! Girls from the Holy Trinity Yeovil Brownies Hamdon Division cheered the arrival of the Queen today

Jubilant! Girls from the Holy Trinity Yeovil Brownies Hamdon Division cheered the arrival of the Queen today

Flagged up: Six-year-old Yeovil resident Trina Gibbons gets into the Jubilee spirit as she waits for the Queen in Nine Springs Park

Flagged up: Six-year-old Yeovil resident Trina Gibbons gets into the Jubilee spirit as she waits for the Queen in Nine Springs Park

Devon digitaries: It's on to Exeter for the Queen and Prince Philip, where the monarch examines a ceremonial sword

Devon digitaries: It's on to Exeter for the Queen and Prince Philip, where the monarch examines a ceremonial sword

Standing to attention! Exeter school children keep their inflatable corgis on a tight leash as they wait to catch a glimpse of the Queen

Standing to attention! Exeter school children keep their inflatable corgis on a tight leash as they wait to catch a glimpse of the Queen

... and they are rewarded with a smile as the Queen comes to greet them with a few kind words

...and they are rewarded with a smile as the Queen comes to greet them with a few kind words


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She looks amazing - whooo. I love the Queen so much.

I wish I was there. I have only seen her in-person for a fleeting glimpse and yet whenever I see photos of her smiling like this it takes me right back. There will never be anyone within my lifetime, and I expect of many others, who better exemplifies the concepts of duty, loyalty and history than Her Majesty. What a Life She has lived!

Love the inflatable corgis.

hahaha! yes! In the picture with the NEW SHOES with the horse, she's obviously not smiling broadly as one would expect, she LOVES horses. But when she slipped back into her OLD SHOES, she's quite comfortable, smiling broadly, looking interested. aaaahhh! nothing like a comfortable pair of OLD SHOES!

"Ah Charles my son, you made it after all"

Looks like she changed her shoes between engagements! - Susan, Northern Ireland, 02/5/2012 22:35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Well spotted Susan from NI, someone has too much time on their hands, but different shoes or different person? I feel a tabloid headline coming on!

Wow, the close-up picture of HM reaching into the crowd is fantastic - it looks like she recognizes someone in the crowd and is so happy to seem them! That picture made me grin, so hard to believe she's in her mid-80's. Lovely picture!

Anyone else really enjoy seeing the queen with a genuine grin on her face?

Republic for uk........

"Oops, forgot to mention the obsequious sycophants who come on here to bill and coo over the 'royal' pantomime - it's vomit inducing! Pretty sure most of them are from the same person, too, lol.- It's A Pantomime,"************ Notice you have 123 red arrows for this. How would this many people be so sure they are not from the same person? cookie deleting one wonders. The comments often do sound rather similar over the top. Even the monarchists I know when reading them, roll their eyes, saying they don't seem genuine find it a little undermining to the cause. And think they are done by the same people. Perhaps they should consider that. Some people might like the family find them interesting but professing their undying love saying how beautiful they are all the time getting worked up on here is well..........

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