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The Queen Mother attends the Grand Military Gold Cup. Held annually at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher, Surrey it is a meeting point for the Military, in particularly for Cavalry Officers, with its origins in the days when mounted Cavalry Officers still rode to war. (Photo by Richard Manning/Getty Images)

The Queen Mother attends the Grand Military Gold Cup. Held annually at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher, Surrey it is a meeting point for the Military, in particularly for Cavalry Officers, with its origins in the days when mounted Cavalry Officers still rode to war.  (Photo by Richard Manning/Getty Images)