The late Queen Elizabeth II loved her horses - but what has happened to them now she has sadly passed away?
Her Majesty's passion was sparked in 1952 when she inherited her father's horses, and she had a whopping 37 in races last year.
After she died, most of those were given to King Charles, who has reportedly inherited around a third of his mother's stable, which is believed to be over 100 thoroughbreds.
King Charles continued his mother's tradition of selling horses at the Tattersalls sales in Newmarket this week - with as many as 14 going to new owners.
The new king has already earned over £1m after selling 14 horses, according to reports, but that means he's still got plenty left and the rest of his stable could be worth almost £30m.
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Among the horses to be sold was Love Affairs, the Queen's last-ever winner at Goodwood just two days before she passed away.
2020 Royal Ascot winner Tactical reportedly fetched £150,000 at the sales while Just Fine, who gave Charles his first Royal Silks winner, was sold for £300,000.
The 14 horses reportedly earned Charles £1,075,500 in total - averaging at over £75,000 each. It is estimated that around £36million was paid for horses over the three-day sales.
The late Queen is believed to have made around £10m in prize money over her life.
A royal source confirmed that despite Charles reducing the number of horses he has, the sport would remain in the family.
They said: "The connection between the family and the horse racing industry will continue. The desire is to continue with the traditions and connections with Royal Ascot but not on the same scale as Her Majesty because she had a passion."
Slipofthepen was one of the horses inherited by King Charles III, and it is believed that he still owns dozens of thoroughbreds, and research conducted by The Guardian values the King's stable at around £27m.
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