Queen Elizabeth earned $8.8 million from horse racing prize money

If you watched Netflix’s enthralling show The Crown, you’re probably aware Queen Elizabeth II has had a lifelong passion for horses. 

At the age of 91, she still occasionally enjoys a morning horse ride; the Racing Post is one of her favourite daily newspapers, which she avidly reads in the morning over breakfast; and naturally, she knows a thing or two about horse breeding and horse races, which she attends regularly.  

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Now, figures sent by the Blueclaw agency show Her Majesty earned over £6.7 million ($8.8 million) in prize money from racing her horses in the past 30 years.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Queen Elizabeth earned .8 million from horse racing prize money