Queen Elizabeth gets Jubilee gift of a horse from France’s Macron

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent seem on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as a part of Trooping the Color parade through the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London, Britain, June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, identified for her love of horses, will obtain certainly one of French President Emmanuel Macron’s prize thoroughbreds as a present to mark her 70 years on the throne, Macron’s workplace and the British Embassy in Paris stated on Thursday.

The 7-year-old horse, referred to as Fabuleu de Maucour, escorted Macron down the Champs Elysees in Paris final month as a part of an official ceremony, Macron’s workplace stated.

The queen, 96, has ridden horses for many of her life and is a eager fan of horseracing, having owned many racehorses through the years. A part of her jubilee celebrations will see members of the royal household attend the Epsom Derby race on Saturday.

Britain kicked off 4 days of pageantry and events on Thursday to have a good time Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne, an extended reign than any of her predecessors. learn extra

Macron earlier paid tribute to the queen as having supplied a component of stability amid instances of conflict and profound modifications in society.

“All through these transformations, your devotion to our alliance, and to our friendship has remained and has helped construct the belief that introduced freedom and prosperity to our continent,” Macron stated in a video message in English revealed on his official Twitter account.

Macron additionally gifted a thoroughbred to President Xi Jinping when he made a three-day state go to to China in 2018.

Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, John Irish and Michel Rose
Modifying by Frances Kerry

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