And he’s orf! Prince Philip, 97, is spotted riding a horse-drawn carriage around Windsor Castle after giving up his car license
- The Duke of Edinburgh was seen carriage driving with two female riders in the picturesque Royal grounds
- The 97-year-old wore a flat cap and gloves and was covered by a blanket as he braced the chilly temperatures
- A few hours later, Tiger Roll romped to victory at the Grand National in Aintree in a historic race
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The Duke of Edinburgh has decided to take a more sedate mode of transport after his horror car crash earlier this year.
The 97-year-old has been spotted carriage driving in the grounds of Windsor Castle shortly before the Grand National today.
Prince Philip, wearing a flat cap, a khaki hunting jacket and gloves, braced the cold with two female riders.
Prince Philip, 97, tours the grounds of Windsor Castle on a horse drawn-carriage with two female riders on the same day as the Grand National
The Duke of Edinburgh took the reins for the ride led by two Fell ponies, a favourite breed of the Royal Family
The 97-year-old wore a flat cap, a khaki hunting jacket and gloves and was covered by a blanket as he braced the cold weather
He took the reins and appeared to be covered by a black leather blanket during the ride.
The carriage was pulled by two Fell ponies, a favourite breed of the royals.
Since his retirement, Philip has had more time to enjoy carriage-driving, one of his favourite pastimes since the 1970s.
He toured the picturesque grounds of Windsor Castle on the chilly morning after returning to the estate this week after a stint at Sandringham.
Since his retirement from royal duties, Prince Philip has had more time to enjoy carriage-driving, one of his favourite pastimes since the 1970s
The great-grandfather has been seen multiple times taking the reins of a horse-drawn carriage around the Windsor estate since his retirement
The Duke of Edinburgh raced carriages near Norfolk before going on to represent Britain at several world and European championships earlier in his life
Shortly afterwards, Tiger Roll romped to victory for the second year in a row at the Grand National in Aintree.
It is the first time since Red Rum in 1974 that a horse has won the famous race back-to-back.
Prince Philip’s eldest granddaughter Zara Tindall went to the first day of racing on Thursday and looked stylish in a sky blue tweed coat.
The Duke of Edinburgh performed his final solo public engagement in August 2017 and has enjoyed carriage riding since his retirement
Tiger Roll, ridden by Davy Russell, created history when he came out victorious at the Grand National – the first horse to win the race back-to-back since Red Rum in the 1970s
Zara Tindall, 37, wore a blue coat, with a fur trim and a navy hat as she was pictured at the Aintree race track earlier this week ahead of the Grand National