Runaway Household Cavalry horse that was injured after bolting through central London will take part in the King’s Birthday Parade [Video]

17:00 EDT 13 Jun 2024, updated 17:02 EDT 13 Jun 2024

A runaway Household Cavalry horse which was injured after bolting through central London will take part in the King’s Birthday Parade.

Tennyson was one of five horses who was spooked by building works in Belgravia and galloped off through the capital. Five people – including three soldiers – were injured in the rampage on April 24.

Now Tennyson has been named as one of the Sovereign’s Escort during the parade, which will feature more than 240 horses and one ‘extremely large’ dog.

Because of his ongoing cancer treatment, the King will inspect the soldiers from a carriage rather than riding a horse during the parade tomorrow. Two other horses involved in the rampage, Trojan and Vanquish, will also be back in the public eye, providing the ceremonial guard at the official entrance to the Royal Palaces.

The two more seriously injured horses, Vida and Quaker, are still receiving care from …