Baku, Azerbaijan, May 14
Trend:
The Royal Windsor Horse Show, organized in honor of the legendary Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and arousing great interest among lovers of everything equestrian, wrapped up last week, Trend reports.
The Kelaghayi and the Karabakh Horses of Azerbaijan composition show, presented by a group of riders on Karabakh horses of Azerbaijan’s State Border Service and a dance ensemble, with organizational support from the Equestrian Federation of Azerbaijan, aroused particular interest in Queen Elizabeth II, members of the royal family and other spectators.
Before the grand performance, the presenter stressed that the Azerbaijani kelaghayi (traditional Azerbaijani women's headgear), having more than 1,500 years of history, being one of the main elements of the composition show, was presented by Prince Albert to his wife Queen Victoria two centuries ago - in 1851, at a large exhibition in London, which was met with great interest.
The composition show presented by the Azerbaijani delegation at the event, held in the territory of the ancient Windsor Castle, was watched by hundreds of thousands of people live daily, as well as millions of viewers who admired the beauty of Karabakh horses, performing to the sounds of national music, heroism and courage of riders, and the temperamental and emotional performance of the dancers.
The British Internet portal Dailymail.co.uk posted a report on the Royal Equestrian Show in Windsor, where it was especially noted that the composition show with the participation of the Karabakh racers of Azerbaijan is one of the Queen’s favorite events of the year.
After viewing the Kelaghayi and the Karabakh Horses of Azerbaijan composition show, Queen Elizabeth II received members of the Azerbaijani delegation on May 11, namely the Vice presidents of the Equestrian Federation of Azerbaijan Sakit Mammadov and Bahruz Nabiyev, and athlete Khadija Gulubeyli.
The meeting was attended by the queen's spouse, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the grandson of the Queen, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and other officials.
During the meeting, Queen Elizabeth II was presented as a gift a painting by the national artist of Azerbaijan Sakit Mammadov entitled "Bahar gizi" and an Azerbaijani kelaghayi. During the presentation of the gifts, detailed information was provided on the image depicted in the painting of “Bahar gizi” is one of the ancient symbols of Azerbaijan’s ancient Novruz holiday, as well as the poetess Natavan, Karabakh horses, national musical instruments and the Khari Bulbul flower depicted on the kelaghayi.
Queen Elizabeth II expressed deep gratitude to the representatives of Azerbaijan for the grandiose composition show, the presented painting and the national kelaghayi.