{"id":2419495,"date":"2026-05-16T13:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2419495"},"modified":"2026-05-16T13:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:39:33","slug":"king-shocked-and-saddened-by-death-of-soldier-at-royal-windsor-horse-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-shocked-and-saddened-by-death-of-soldier-at-royal-windsor-horse-show\/","title":{"rendered":"King \u2018shocked and saddened\u2019 by death of soldier at Royal Windsor Horse Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The King is \u201cgreatly shocked\u201d and \u201csaddened\u201d by the death of a soldier who fell from their horse following a display at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, Buckingham Palace has said.<\/p>\n

The service person was part of the King\u2019s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery<\/a> and fell about 7pm on Friday after exiting the arena, Thames Valley Police<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

Despite being given immediate medical treatment, the soldier sustained serious injuries and died at the scene. The force said it was treating the death as unexplained but non-suspicious.<\/p>\n

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said that Charles will be in touch with the family of the victim to share his condolences.<\/p>\n

In a statement, they said: \u201cWhile His Majesty and other Members of The Royal Family were present at the arena at the time the incident took place, they were not made aware of the severity of the situation until later.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe King was greatly shocked and saddened to have learned subsequently of the Troop member\u2019s death, and will be in touch with the family to share his personal condolences.<\/p>\n

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King Charles III meeting well-wishers during the Royal Windsor Horse Show (PA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cThe thoughts and most heartfelt sympathies of the whole Royal Family are with the victim\u2019s loved ones and military colleagues at this time of grief.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Royal Windsor Horse Show is continuing as planned, with the omission of The King\u2019s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery display.<\/p>\n

Chief Superintendent Michael Loebenberg said: \u201cWe are appealing for anyone with information or material relating to the sad death of a military rider at Royal Windsor Horse Show yesterday to please get in touch.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur thoughts are with the soldier\u2019s family and the wider community in the military and at the Royal Windsor Horse Show at this extremely difficult time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this stage, we have not found any suspicious circumstances.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working with the Ministry of Defence<\/a>, the Defence Accident Investigation Branch and Royal Windsor Horse Show organisers HPower to gather as much information as possible to understand how this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Duchess of Edinburgh (centre) reacts as members of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery fire their guns during the Royal Windsor Horse Show (PA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Jo Peck, HPower event director, added: \u201cOur thoughts and sympathies are with the family of the soldier who sadly died yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Royal Windsor Horse Show will continue today as per the published timetable, with the omission of The King\u2019s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery display.\u201d<\/p>\n

An Army spokesperson said: \u201cIt is with deep regret that we announce a member of The King\u2019s Troop Royal Horse Artillery died on Friday May 15, following a tragic incident at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family has been notified, and our thoughts are with them at this sad and difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone with information should call 101 quoting reference number 521 of today, make a report on the force\u2019s website or speak to an officer at the show.<\/p>\n

The Royal Windsor Horse Show was first staged in 1943 to help raise funds for the Second World War effort.<\/p>\n

The inaugural show was attended by members of the royal family including King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) and the two young princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret.<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth II was a passionate fan of the equestrian event and entered many homebred horses and ponies in classes at the show, which takes place annually at the private grounds of Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n

The event is the only show in the UK to host international competitions in show jumping, dressage, driving, and endurance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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