Overview
- The Queen visited the five-day MARS Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire on Friday, wearing a black trouser suit with a navy Chanel bag and trainers in a rare shift from her usual dresses.
- She spent the morning with members and volunteers from the Ebony Horse Club, which provides riding and support programs for young people and is marking 30 years as this year’s chosen charity.
- Camilla watched four young riders perform a musical display set to London Calling by The Clash and then presented the quartet with rosettes.
- A teenager demonstrated a horse simulator for the Queen, who was invited to try the controls, and she spoke with broadcaster Clare Balding and six-time Badminton winner Lucinda Green.
- During a reception, she greeted her ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles, and the visit highlighted her roles as the club’s president and Patron of the British Equestrian Federation at one of eventing’s premier five-star competitions.