An uncommon friendship, Queen's love for horses and the funeral | World News

A somewhat uncommon visitor will probably be at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London on Monday: Monty Roberts. Monty Roberts, an American horse coach who has a 100-acre ranch in Solvang, California, will probably be current at a ceremony that will probably be attended by an estimated 500 heads of state and dignitaries and members of royal households from throughout Europe.

Monty Roberts is taken into account a detailed buddy of Queen Elizabeth II, USA At this time reported.

"I would not need to be the one to characterize our friendship. She had no less than 50% of it," the 87-year-old coach mentioned on his friendship to the Queen, including, "However for those who ask me, we had an especially shut relationship."

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Queen Elizabeth II's love for horses is extensively identified and that fondness for the animal was one of many main causes that she turned buddies with Monty Roberts.

Over the past three a long time, Monty Roberts made a few half-dozen journeys every year to Britain to advise the queen about her horses. The monarch additionally despatched him to greater than 40 nations in Africa, Asia and South America to unfold his strategies.

“She known as me on the cellphone instantly a couple of occasions. Although more often than not I known as her. That was the association. I known as about 200 occasions. Not one was rejected,” Monty Roberts mentioned.

For the funeral, Monty Roberts will probably be sporting mourning garments, as requested by the palace.

The UK's longest-serving monarch died final week on Thursday after reigning for 70 years.