Even the Queen’s well-documented love of horses must have been sated by the equine extravaganza staged as part of her 90th birthday celebrations on Sunday. Bahrain is one of the sponsors of the Royal Windsor Horse Show. In its unusual combination of regimental marching, gun salutes, pop, historical clips outlining an ABC of the Queen’s life history, and Shetland ponies dashing to actor Imelda Staunton’s singing “Sing Sing Sing Sing”, the show was a unique homage. Performers included singers James Blunt, Gary Barlow, Beverley Knight and Kylie Minogue from the world of pop. The Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, and son Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, along with her granddaughters Zara Tindall and Lady Louise Windsor got into the saddle as part of a birthday parade.

Source: The Guardian May 15, 2016 17:56 UTC