King Charles III selling 14 of Queen's racehorses at Newmarket
The late monarch was a huge horseracing fan and took an active interest in breeding
King Charles III is selling off 14 racehorses left to him by his late mother via a Newmarket based auction.
The animals are part of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale which is being held this week.
Around 1,500 horses will be auctioned off at the sale, which is one of the largest of its kind in the world.
Among the horses to be sold is Love Affairs, who was the Queen's last winner at Goodwood two days before her death.
Spokesman Jimmy George said: "It's nothing out of the ordinary. Every year they would sell horses.
"The Queen had brood mares of her own, she would breed them and sell them. You can't keep them all."
Thoroughbreds owned by the late Elizabeth II won four out of the five flat racing classics - the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas, the Oaks and the St Leger.