Report: Queen Elizabeth II asked Germany for pricey horses

Report: Queen Elizabeth II asked Germany for pricey horses

The present raised eyebrows among German bureaucrats at the time, who noted that the horses cost more than any other offering made to a visiting head of state since the end of World War II.

Report: Queen Elizabeth II asked Germany for pricey horses

BERLIN (AP) — Two horses fit for a queen, please. That’s what Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II had asked for as a gift during her state visit to Germany in 1978, weekly Der Spiegel reported Monday. The expensive present raised eyebrows among German bureaucrats at the time, who noted that the Holsteiner and the gray Elizabeth requested cost more than any other offering made to a visiting head of state since the end of World War II. Nevertheless, Germ…

Queen Elizabeth asked Germany for expensive gift during 1978 state visit

Request raised eyebrows among bureaucrats, previously confidential archive papers show

Elizabeth: Report: Queen Elizabeth II asked Germany for pricey horses

UK News: BERLIN: Two horses fit for a queen, please.

Late Queen Elizabeth II asked Germany for 2 expensive horses when she visited the country in 1978

Two horses fit for a queen, please. That's what Britain's Queen Elizabeth II had asked for as a gift during her state visit to Germany in 1978, weekly Der Spiegel reported Monday. The expensive present raised eyebrows among German bureaucrats at the time, who noted that the cost of the Holsteiner and Gray horses was more than for any other offering made to a visiting head of state since the end of World War II. Nevertheless, Germany's then-Presi…

How the late Queen annoyed Germany by demanding two horses as gifts

Monarch’s request was deemed ‘excessive’, but officials nonetheless agreed to it so they could smooth diplomatic relations