The final programme in the ITV Choice Royal
Season 2019 programme is Her Majesty's
Cavalry, a six-part-series that starts on June 12 at 20h00. The show
follows the oldest and most recognisable regiment of the British Army, The
Household Cavalry, in a year of dramatic change. From riding horses at the
Royal Wedding, to riding tanks across the Middle East, cameras were allowed
inside to see what life is really like for the soldiers, from the newest
recruits to the most decorated officers.
In the first episode we go behind the
scenes of the Household Cavalry’s prestigious Knightsbridge barracks, to see
the stables in which hundreds of soldiers and horses live side by side.
We meet the regiment’s newest recruits on
their first day of training. Most of these new troopers have never been
anywhere near a horse before. Now they must prove themselves worthy of joining
the regiment most admired for their equine skills.
We follow the rise and falls as they
attempt to canter for the first time, on the enormous cavalry blacks. We also
follow the regiment as they practice for the annual Queen’s Birthday Parade,
for which only perfection will do.
We also witness the other side of the
cavalry, as the armoured division is responsible for taking the entire British
Army into the future, writing the rule book for the newest, most
state-of-the-art armoured fighting vehicle that is about to change the face of
modern warfare.
Her
Majesty's Cavalry will screen on ITV Choice (DStv
123) just over a week after it premieres in the UK on June 4.
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