The King has received a horse from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The seven-year-old black mare named Noble is settling into life at the Royal Mews in Windsor, the Palace said in a statement.
Noble stands at 16.2 hands high and toured with the “Mounties” Musical Ride in 2022 which saw her take part in 90 public performances at 50 different locations in Canada.
She received her name through the Mounties’ annual Name The Foal contest.
She was bred and trained in Canada and Charles was said to be “pleased” to meet her at the Royal Mews earlier this week.
This isn’t the first time the royal family has received a horse from the Mounties.
It’s a long tradition with the relationship between the royal family and the force dating back to 1904.
This was when King Edward VII bestowed the title of Royal on the North-West Mounted Police, making it the Royal North-West Mounted Police.
The Mounties gifted eight horses to Charles’ mother, the Queen, throughout her reign, starting with Burmese in 1969.
The Queen rode Burmese at Trooping the Colour for 18 years.
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