The Duke of Edinburgh’s love of carriage-driving will be a poignant feature of his funeral, with his carriage, which he designed himself, and ponies making an appearance.
The polished dark green four-wheeled carriage, accompanied by two of Philip’s grooms, will stand in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle on Saturday as the duke’s coffin is carried past in a procession on a Land Rover hearse.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s carriage (Steve Parsons/PA)
It was Philip’s most recent carriage, which he began using at the age of 91 for riding around Windsor and other royal estates.
With the carriage will be the duke’s two black Fell ponies – Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm – who were both were born in 2008.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s love of carriage-driving will be a poignant feature of his funeral, with his carriage, which he designed himself, and ponies making an appearance.
The polished dark green four-wheeled carriage, accompanied by two of Philip’s grooms, will stand in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle on Saturday as the duke’s coffin is carried past in a procession on a Land Rover hearse.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s carriage (Steve Parsons/PA)
It was Philip’s most recent carriage, which he began using at the age of 91 for riding around Windsor and other royal estates.
With the carriage will be the duke’s two black Fell ponies – Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm – who were both were born in 2008.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s love of carriage-driving will be a poignant feature of his funeral, with his carriage, which he designed himself, and ponies making an appearance.
The polished dark green four-wheeled carriage, accompanied by two of Philip’s grooms, will stand in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle on Saturday as the duke’s coffin is carried past in a procession on a Land Rover hearse.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s carriage (Steve Parsons/PA)
It was Philip’s most recent carriage, which he began using at the age of 91 for riding around Windsor and other royal estates.
With the carriage will be the duke’s two black Fell ponies – Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm – who were both were born in 2008.
The polished green four-wheeled carriage was designed by Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip got into carriage driving as a sport after being forced to quit polo
He would help write the rule book on sport of carriage driving and competed
He won the 1980 World Carriage Driving Championship as part of British team
The carriage and two Fell ponies will stand in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle
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