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Led by Rosemary Ussher, a group of Windsor residents raised
£200,000 to fund the construction and installation a statue of a
pair of Her Majesty’s Windsor Grey horses on the roundabout. “The
Jubilee fountain in the Goswells looks fantastic and when the
Windsor Greys is complete it will be wonderful to have two tributes
to The Queen both ends of town,” Mrs Ussher commented to The
Royal Borough Observer.
Althea Wynne, the initial sculptor, died in a car crash with
husband in January 2012. Robert Rattray, a professional sculptor
from South Wales, was selected by Mrs Ussher and the group to
complete the project.
“This enterprise aims to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the
Queen’s Coronation with a life size sculpture of two of the lead
carriage horses used in state occasions, known as the Windsor
Greys. These magnificent beasts are often seen around Windsor on
state occasions or while exercising, so their sculptural homage
will be installed close to the stables of its subjects, on a local
roundabout, at the Albert and Kings Road junction adjacent to the
Long Walk, in Windsor, England,” Sculptor, Robert Rattray speaking
the online site theartcollector.org.
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The Windsor Greys are trained at the Royal Mews along with
the Cleveland Bays who are responsible for pulling the royal
carriages. Presently, there are ten Windsor Greys housed at the
Royal Mews. Taken from the Victorian era when the horses were
housed at Windsor, the Windsor Greys are responsible for pulling
The Queen’s carriage on state occasions and at Royal Ascot. The
horses may also seem familiar as the pulled the 1902 State Landau
coach for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding.
Prince William has been patron of the Windsor Grey Jubilee Appeal,
since July 2012.
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