00:00And so Prince Philip used to wear King George VI's cipher because he was, if you like,
00:19an aide-de-camp to the late King and didn't change it after that. And so it was very much
00:26an honour that he respected throughout his very long public life. The King looking immaculate
00:33there wearing the garter sash. And the uniform, as we've said, is pretty hot, even in cooler
00:42weather. But His Majesty, of course, not on horseback. He rode a horse called Noble before,
00:48and Noble wasn't terribly well behaved. But I think it wasn't only that. The horses,
00:55even the experienced horses can be temperamental. And I know that one or two of them would have
01:04been bribed with some extra strong mints beforehand.
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