Grand National Memories: Devastation for The Queen Mother as she suffers the most heartbreaking defeat in racing history
9th April 2022
The Queen Mother suffered one of the
cruelest defeats in the history of sport when her horse
bellyflopped at the finishing line of the Grand National back in
1956. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, was a huge horse racing
lover, with it being estimated that she had owned more than 500
winners in her lifetime. Over 65-years-ago, Her Majesty was about
to achieve what no royal had…

