The Queen 's loyal groom said it was an “honour” to help Her Majesty’s favourite horse Emma say a final farewell at Windsor Castle.
Watchers were reduced to tears by the sight of the 24-year-old horse, who was “adored” by the Queen, standing silently on Windsor’s Long Walk.
As the hearse carrying Elizabeth II’s coffin finally appeared on its way to St George’s Chapel, Emma appeared to paw the ground, almost in a ‘curtsy’.