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Queen Elizabeth II enjoys her Platinum Jubilee festivities in style

Queen Elizabeth

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) stands with Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (L) and Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales to watch a special flypast from Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations, in London on June 2, 2022.

Photo credit: Daniel Leal | AFP

Queen Elizabeth II has been enjoying her Platinum Jubilee festivities in fine style, but as horse racing is her most pleasurable activity of all, it seems horses are obliging more than usual. They have a sixth sense as to how much the Queen loves this sport, and a dozen or so winners in her ownership have tickled the wire admirably. At Newbury, Perfect Alibi (Tom Marquand 6-1), jacked up the tally by squeezing a 1.4-mile Fillies Maiden.

Epsom

Racegoers pose for a photograph on ladies day, the first day of the Epsom Derby Festival horse racing event at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Epsom, south of England, on June 3, 2022. 

Photo credit: Glyn Kirk| AFP