Queen Elizabeth is reputed to have been an accomplished horsewoman, and to have indulged in riding late in life.
A pretty, delicate-featured child - "cheerful, merry, full of fun and mischief," as her elder sister described her - fond of gymnastics, a good skater and an excellent horsewoman, she was a general favourite from her earliest days.
This princess, who was a great-granddaughter of the empress Maria Theresa, and a great-niece of Marie Antoinette, endeared herself to the people by her elevated character and indefatigable benevolence, while her beauty gained for her the sobriquet of "The Rose of Brabant"; she was also an accomplished artist and musician, and a fine horsewoman.
The team was put together by Vicky Munn of Sir John Lawes Physical Education Faculty who is a very keen horsewoman herself.
Away from the office, Clare enjoys taking part in both shooting and fishing, and is also an excellent horsewoman.