Princess Anne beams on horseback over a year after traumatic head injury

Princess Anne beams on horseback over a year after traumatic head injury

Princess Anne rode on horseback through Edinburgh on Sunday as part of the city’s historic Riding of the Marches, joining hundreds of other riders in a tradition that dates back more than four centuries.First recorded in 1579, the event began as a practical check on Edinburgh’s defences, when mounted patrols inspected the city’s boundaries to guard against attack and assert civic authority. Over time, it became a ceremonial spectacle, but it rem…