Queen Camilla Marks Ebony Horse Club’s 30th Anniversary at Badminton Horse Trials

Queen Camilla appeared at the Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire on Friday to celebrate the Ebony Horse Club's 30th anniversary. The monarch, who serves as president of the charity based in Brixton, encountered her former husband Andrew Parker Bowles during a reception at the event.

Queen Camilla spent time with volunteers and young people from the Ebony Horse Club's south London riding school.

The organisation offers lessons, workshops and support programmes for disadvantaged youngsters and provides riding tuition and youth support services for young people from challenging backgrounds in the capital. The Ebony Horse Club was founded 30 years before the 2026 Badminton Horse Trials visit.

" A teenager from the Ebony Horse Club demonstrated a horse simulator for Queen Camilla prior to the arena performance.

She was invited to take the controls of the horse simulator herself. A quartet of young riders from the Ebony Horse Club performed a musical routine set to London Calling by The Clash in the Badminton arena. Queen Camilla awarded rosettes to the four young performers and their ponies after the musical routine.

Queen Camilla wore a black trouser suit with a navy blue Chanel vanity bag featuring a quilted pattern and top handle at the event. She also conversed with Lucinda Green, who has won the Badminton Horse Trials on six occasions. The Badminton Horse Trials is held annually in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.

Andrew Parker Bowles represented Princess Anne at a Thanksgiving service for Ian Balding last month. Ian Balding was Queen Elizabeth’s former racehorse trainer. Andrew Parker Bowles stepping in for Princess Anne at the Thanksgiving service was the second time in the space of two months.