Queen mistaken for 'lost old dear' and refused entry to Windsor Horse Show

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The Royal Windsor Horse Show is currently in full swing, and it is known to be one of the Queen's favourite events. She has been attending the show, which is held next to Windsor Castle, since she was a young girl and her love of horses is well-documented.

In past years, it has not been unusual to see Her Majesty pop into the show and have a wander, The Mirror reports.However, this almost was not the case in 1991, when a security guard working at the event reportedly failed to recognise the monarch and decided that she was not allowed to enter.

According to Hello!, the mix-up came more than 30 years ago and the guard told her: "Sorry love, you can't come in without a sticker." However, the Queen replied by saying: "I think if you check, I will be allowed to come in!" - and sure enough she was allowed to enter.The guard is said to have later admitted that he thought that she was “some old dear” who had got lost.Tomorrow an extravaganza called A Gallop Through History will take place at the horse show to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.She is “planning and hoping to attend” at least part of the two-hour performance, if she is well enough, according to royal sources.Her Majesty was forced to pull out of the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday after suffering recurrent “episodic mobility problems” which have plagued her since last Autumn.

Her heirs Prince Charles and Prince William stood in on her behalf, with the Prince of Wales reading the sovereign’s speech for the first time, although the words were not changed.