Phillip Schofield has revealed all on the Queen's unexpected appearance during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration at Windsor Castle on Sunday evening (May 15). He was presenting the coverage on ITV alongside Julie Etchingham.
Queen Elizabeth II arrived to a standing ovation from the 4,000 strong crowd for the star-studded equestrian extravaganza featuring some of the world’s leading performers in what was the first major event marking the her 70-year reign.
The 96-year-old monarch's appearance at A Gallop Through History, which chronicled the events of the first Elizabethan age, from the attempted invasion of the Spanish Armada to leading figures of the day like William Shakespeare, wasn't announced in advance.