The Duke of York, 63, rode on horseback alongside one of the mounties . Five will take part in the coronation procession and will ride horses from the Royal Mews gifted by the RCMP to the royal family.
The King has been gifted seven-year-old Noble, a black show horse, as part of a tradition which dates back to 1969 when the Canadian police force gave Queen Elizabeth a Burmese horse.
Palace officials yesterday extended the route of the Queen s final journey - to enable more people to bid her farewell by using A-roads instead of motorways, writes SAM GREENHILL.