The Queen's Favourite Animals
3:35PM
Documentary G The story of the Queen's life and character, told through her life-long passion for animals, from the corgis at her side since her childhood, to her thoroughbred racehorses.
On the throne for over 65 years, the Queen has never veered from the script of the constitutional monarch. But to uncover the real woman behind the role, look to her abiding passion - for animals. In this film we tell the story of the Queen’s life and character through her animals, from the corgis at her side from earliest childhood, to her thoroughbred racing horses. In her animal kingdom, the Queen is a high achiever who’s got to the top on her own merits, winning prizes of all sorts. She’s a highly respected breeder of corgis, and a champion breeder of racehorses, and even highland cattle, as this film uncovers. The film interviews childhood friend Lady Myra Butter, iconic jockeys Willie Carson and Willie Snaith, who rode her champions to victory, and other trainers and handlers. This is a portrait of the Queen as the person she perhaps always wanted to be - a countrywoman.