Tragedy as service person dies after falling from horse at Royal Windsor Horse Show

Tragedy as service person dies after falling from horse at Royal Windsor Horse ShowThe event started on Thursday and is scheduled to end on Sunday. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Alice Scarsi, Publishing Lead, Catherine Mackinlay, News Reporter 12:56, Sat, May 16, 2026 Updated: 13:32, Sat, May 16, 2026 A service person in the Royal Horse Artillery has died at an event in Windsor (Image: Getty)A service person in the Royal Horse Artillery has died after falling from their horse at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Friday evening following a display, Thames Valley Police said. The soldier was given immediate medical treatment but sadly died at the scene after suffering serious injuries, the force said. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Thames Valley Police said the service person’s next of kin have been informed and are being supported by officers. The Royal Windsor Horse Show is continuing as planned, although the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery display has been cancelled. King Charles and other members of the Royal Family were in attendance at the arena when the incident took place - although they were not made aware of the "severity of the situation until later", Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Saturday. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding...