A new picture has been released of one of the Queen’s favourite ponies who made a poignant appearance at her funeral. Emma the Fell Pony stood at the side of the Long Walk on the approach to Windsor Castle as the coffin carrying her devoted owner was driven past at her final farewell last month.
A portrait of the black pony, who was born in 1996, has now been released by Buckingham Palace. During the ceremonial procession on September 19, Emma stood in a gap between the hundreds of thousands of floral tributes, in the care of the Queen’s trusted stud groom and manager at Windsor Castle, Terry Pendry.
Mr Pendry, in his bowler hat, black jacket and riding boots, bowed his head as the coffin passed. Behind them were grooms from the Royal Mews at Windsor wearing black armbands in mourning.
