Hugh Grant is everyone as he chokes up over Emma the pony watching the Queen’s funeral procession-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro

The actor was stuck by the poignant image (Picture: Rex/PA)

Hugh Grant reflected the thoughts of the nation as he shared his reaction to seeing Queen Elizabeth II’s pony Emma waiting for her funeral procession to drive past at Windsor Castle.

Alongside the monarch’s remaining two corgis, the loyal animals were lined up to observe their owner’s coffin being carried to St George’s Chapel, bringing a tear to many a viewer’s eye.

Footage showed puppies Muick and Sandy, who were a ‘constant joy’ for the late monarch during the pandemic, patiently awaiting outside.

Meanwhile, her faithful fell pony Emma was also seen standing on her own as the carriage passed by.

It was this image that got to actor Hugh, who took to Twitter to share his emotion.

‘Emma. Sob,’ he simply put, inserting a horse emoji into the tweet so it would be obvious as to who he was referring.

Emma, the monarch’s fell pony, was seen with the Queen’s headscarf across her saddle (Picture: PA)

Emma was stood on the grass in front of staff in a gap in the floral tributes along the Long Walk, accompanied by Terry Pendry, the Queen’s head stud.

Sky News presenters also discussed their most poignant moments, with one singling out Emma’s moment as he claimed the favourite pony of the Queen’s was showing ‘distress’ over the events.

 ‘I think it was Her Majesty’s pony Emma, as that procession up the Long Walk took place – the pony was stood there and it started pawing at the ground. Now I know a little bit about horses, that’s a sign of slight distress, it was saying its own goodbye.

The pony stood with Terry Pendry as the Ceremonial Procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Windsor Castle for the Committal Service at St George’s Chapel(Picture: PA)

The Queen riding Emma in 2014, who was reportedly one of her favourite horses (Picture: Rex Features)

‘It stuck in the throat a bit.’

Others were equally moved by Emma, especially as they pointed out that the late sovereign’s scarf – which she so often wore while out riding – was laid across her saddle.

As one social media shared a photo of the personal touch and called it ‘quite something’, another replied: ‘You have just totally finished me off with the headscarf.’

After their lifelong owner’s death, the dogs will now be looked after by her son, Prince Andrew, who gifted them to her originally after the death of her husband and his father, the Duke of Edinburgh.

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Emma’s fate is as yet unknown, but royal biographer Claudia Joseph told The Post that the horses would most likely also be staying within the family.

She said: ‘It is likely that the queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, and [Anne’s] daughter, Zara, who were both Olympic equestrians and well-known horse lovers, are likely to be involved in what happens next to the queen’s animals.’

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