Horses belonging to the Royal Family have made frequent headlines lately ‒ either championing Emma, the Queen’s loyal Fell pony who went viral after her stoic appearance at the funeral or recent news that the Queen Consort, Camilla, will be taking the reins of the late monarch’s royal racing stable.  This latter report comes at a time when King Charles has stated he wishes to reduce the palace expenditures, including the number of horses it keeps.

But at least one new horse has been added to the Royal Mews, a seven-year-old black mare named Noble, a gift to the new monarch from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), an institution that marks its 150th anniversary this year.

The Royal Family posted about the gorgeous black mare on its social media channels, along with two images of the King and Noble appearing to size each other up. The King is said to be planning on riding Noble in official ceremonies such as the Trooping the Colour once his current parade mount, George, who was gifted to Charles in 2009 when he was still the Prince of Wales, is retired.

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