Queen smiles as she arrives at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

was back on her feet and brimming with excitement today as she visited the Royal Windsor Horse Show - one of her favourite events of the year - despite ongoing mobility problems forcing her to miss the State Opening of Parliament this week.

The 96-year-old monarch, wearing sunglasses, pink lipstick and dressed casually in a white blouse and dark cardigan, looked in good health and spirits as she watched her horse Balmoral Leia compete.

She wound down her window and chatted animatedly to fellow festival-goers having never missed the event in the past 79 years, and the crowds looked equally thrilled to see her, clapping and cheering her as she arrived.

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