Anne watches world’s oldest riding school dazzle on UK tour

The Princess Royal attended a show by the world’s oldest riding academy successful London arsenic it tours the UK for the archetypal clip successful astir a decade.

Anne was treated to perfectly synchronised routines acceptable to classical Viennese euphony by 8 riders and up to 26 horses from the Spanish Riding School connected Friday evening.

The academy, based successful Vienna, Austria, has been maintaining and practising classical horsemanship successful its Renaissance contented of the High School for much than 450 years.

The princess, watching the tour’s opening nighttime astatine OVO Arena Wembley from the royal box, joined exemplary Lady Victoria Hervey, influencer Chuggs Wallis and thousands of fans astatine the show.

White Lipizzaner horses, successful their golden bridles, performed choreographies of All The Steps And Movements Of The High School, On The Long Rein and School Quadrille.

Anne has supported the academy for decades and visited its grooming basal respective times.

During a sojourn successful 1969, Anne rode the Lipizzaner horses alongside her mother, the precocious Queen Elizabeth II.

Camilla watched a show from the academy during a European circuit successful 2017.

Radio and TV presenter Nicki Chapman, who hosted the show, said: “Hosting the opening nighttime of the prestigious Spanish Riding School tour, with The Princess Royal successful attendance, was an implicit honour.

“It’s been 8 years since the Lipizzaner horses and their incredibly talented riders past visited the UK, and sharing the magic with some the Princess Royal and the British nationalist made the evening each the much unforgettable.”

The academy volition execute doubly much astatine Wembley connected Saturday and Sunday earlier heading to Aberdeen’s P&J Live for 3 shows connected October 25, 26 and 27, marking its first clip performing successful Scotland.

Anne is simply a known equine enthusiast, having competed for Great Britain successful the equestrian three-day lawsuit astatine the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.

She spent 5 nights successful infirmary and suffered concussion and mild caput injuries aft being struck by a equine portion retired walking connected her Gatcombe Park property successful June, but returned to nationalist duties by presenting awards astatine an equine contention 3 weeks later.