Royal retirements, then.
Bore off. Philip was last week’s news.
I was referring to another stallion in HM’s life — her favourite horse.
Of course. Because when one has that many equine-shaped assets, one must be more partial to one than the other.
Indeed.
And what is his name?
Daniel.
A strong name for a horse.
If such a thing exists . . .
It does.
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Anyway, he’s retiring too.
Oh?
At just 22.
Seems a bit lazy, compared with Philip’s 65 years of service.
That’s 22 horse years, remember. He has had a good run.
Good point.
And he’s packed a lot in. He started working at seven years old, has his own stamp and a full-size replica bronze statue.
Crikey.
He was also chosen to lead Kate and Will’s wedding carriage.
The stuff of horse dreams.
You know it.
What does one have to do to merit such honours?
His services include the pulling of said carriage, the conveying of newly appointed high commissioners and foreign ambassadors to Buckingham Palace and having a particularly glossy mane.
Of course. I bet he gets all the mares.
Yep, he’s quite the ladies’ man, so says the chief executive of the Horse Trust. And very good-looking.
For a horse?
For a horse.
And what exactly do horses do when they retire?
Chill out, I suppose. Eat some grass. Gallop around the Horse Trust’s 300 acres with the other retired royal horses.
The high life!
Well, it’s all come as a bit of a shock to poor Daniel.
It’s a step down from the royal stables, I suppose.
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Yes, plus consider the transition from town to country.
Quite demanding.
Quite. Although most horses of his breed love to get dirty, it apparently took Daniel “days” before he rolled in his first puddle.
Philip was much the same, I imagine.
Behave.
