Royal Windsor Horse Show - a spectacular day

I bought Ali tickets for the Royal Windsor Horse Show for Valentines and hadn't expected to enjoy it as much as I did. Ali loved horses as a child, so the day was mainly for her. We started the day looking at a Landrover display, walked through the shops, saw the Welsh Cob class in the smaller arena and then walked to the Windsor Enclosure. I purchased the enclosure tickets as a treat and it really was. We had our own deli, bar, champagne bar and most importantly, posh toilets. No portaloos in the enclosure, more portacabin with flushing toilets, wallpaper and hand cream!

We ordered a sharing platter for lunch which was gorgeous and arrived on a tree trunk! We then took our seats. We had designated seats in the enclosure for the duration of the day. The Shetland pony grand national was first and it was fabulous. We then watched show jumping and gosh it was from one extreme to another. The horses were huge and the jumps massive. A few were scared at the big tower bridge jump in front of us. We then watched more show jumping but with lower fences, and joined by Her Majesty the Queen and the King of Bahrain.

It was then prize giving time and the Queen presented the rosettes and trophies to the winners. There were 5 generations of Royals at the horse show today. Next up was the musical show of the household cavalry. Oh my gosh, they were amazing. How they interweave each other, stand on their horses...all to music. The end was marked by a huge Union flag sprinting across the arena to a humungous cheer. What a day.