When four magnificent horses of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police take the first steps of ’s funeral procession tomorrow, it will mark the culmination of a 53-year love affair between the late Monarch and the ‘Mounties’. Ridden by officers wearing the famous red tunics and stetsons, the four horses will lead the extraordinary ceremonial parade from Westminster Abbey to Hyde Park Corner. Fittingly, one of the quartet is named Elizabeth (after the ) and was given to the Queen as a gift in 2012.
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