The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children have become 'avid riders' and will follow in their great-grandmother's riding tradition, it has been reported.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are all now said to be trotting about on their very first ponies.
In the last few months, they have reportedly been honing their skills at their home in Norfolk, where they have spent most of their time locked down.
The Queen has also continued to ride her own horses throughout the lockdown.
The 94-year-old regularly rides in the grounds of Windsor and has been a passionate horse lover and breeder of thoroughbred racehorses throughout her reign.
Windsor is said to be her favourite royal residence and she was pictured earlier riding one of her ponies, a 14-year-old Fell Pony called Balmoral Fern.
Now, The Times reports that George, 7, Charlotte, 5, and Louis, 2, are all expected to join “Gan Gan”, as they call her, for rides at Windsor and Balmoral when lockdown eases this summer.
The monarch is reportedly taking a close interest in her great-grandchildren’s progress in the saddle.
Prince William is also said to be 'thrilled' that his children are taking on the hobby, after he learned how to ride as a child by the Prince of Wales and the late Diana.
The Queen has long been known for her love of horses after having her first riding lesson at the age of three.
Previously, she selected eight special horses that she and her family have loved riding and watching, plus five of the most memorable racehorses of all time that she has bred and owned.
Her choices included tributes to the memory of her late father George VI with Aureole which she inherited from the King, and the moment when her daughter Princess Anne won the European Eventing Championships on Doublet - a horse bred by Her Majesty.
The head of state also chose the racehorse Estimate which triumphed in the Ascot Gold Cup, making her the first monarch to win the trophy.
