were imprinted onto his children. his daughter, princess anne, and her daughter, zara, both olympic equestriennes. but there was painting a keen hobby of prince philip and prince charles. flying philip learned to fly all kinds of aircraft, like his son, prince andrew. add the environment and his awards for young people, and philip s stamp on today s royal family is everywhere. my father was always a. ..was always a great source of support and encouragement. it was. ..and guidance all the way through and never trying to curtail any of the activities or anything that we wanted to try and do, but would always encourage that, and i ll always remember and thank him for that.
and commitment to sport and the opportunities that he saw that sport could create for so many young people who didn t necessarily have access to green space. the duke shared the queen s their love of horses and became one of the top four polo players in britain in the mid 60s, cementing the sport as a firm royal favourite. arthritis ended his playing career at 50. go on, you stupid horse! but carriage driving became his new passion and he was instrumental in drawing up the rules. he helped raise its profile and competed for britain at world and european championships. great britain was represented by george bowman. - fellow team mate george bowman remembered him fondly. i was a scrap merchant. and, of course, he was a prince. and they made. at times people made a lot about this, but he never treated me any different he always looked at me like an equal.
i think you could argue that he was probably driving for as long as possible irrespective of the weather, which i think is rather remarkable but he would say, there was no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. so he just added another layer. and for 22 years, he led the international equestrian federation. here, for once, his wife took the back seat, looking only slightly alarmed as she supported her husband. one thing that you learn very quickly with horses is you don t take liberties with them. they very seldom let you get away with it. so i think that anybody who s trying to be flashy with horses, inevitably lands with his face in the mud. many of the interests in his life
involved in the sport 20 years ago. the world s most famous horse race the grand national is back tomorrow. there won t be any crowds but there will be plenty of interest, as a0 riders battle it out, including three who are aiming to become the first female jockey to win the race. one of them is tabitha worsley, and i ve been to meet her. a lifelong dream is about to come true for tabatha. it is causing quite a stir on the family farm as she prepares to ruffle feathers by writing in the grand national. with her mum georgie can also her trainer, allowing her brother nervously every step of the way. than nervously every step of the way. in absolute quivering wreck. she will be chic white in the morning. there will be a bit of excitement as well.
packed with people already. there will be betting stalls all along here as well. i have to say, it feels pretty flat. having said that just talking to people within racing, the main thing that they have got is that particularly bearing in mind what happened last year when it had to be cancelled, that it be said is going ahead. at least it is going ahead. tt is at least it is going ahead. it is not going at least it is going ahead. it is not going to at least it is going ahead. it is not going to be at least it is going ahead. it is not going to be the at least it is going ahead. te 3 not going to be the same but having said all of that, i can t wait. i go racing nearly every day of the year and this is the one big day that i absolutely love. bud and this is the one big day that i absolutely love. and this is the one big day that i absolutely love. and of course the uk and iron absolutely love. and of course the uk and iron pots absolutely love. and of course the uk and