There’s a Valid Reason Why King Charles III Is Selling the Queen’s Beloved Racehorses

This week, the royal family announced that King Charles will auction 14 ofhis mother’s racehorses that were passed down to him. According toHello!magazine, the animals will be sold at Tattersalls auction house in Newmarket.

Per the outlet, this includes two beloved horses that hold a special meaning to theroyal family: Love Affairs (Queen Elizabeth’s last winner) and Just Fine (King Charles’s first winner).

Before the confusion sets in, you should know that this is standard procedure. Per tradition, the royal family sells, trades and buys livestock every year. Queen Elizabeth was previously in charge of the logistics, but those responsibilities were passed down to King Charles when heascended the throne. The fact that he must sell the racehorses so soonafter her passingis simply bad timing.

“It’s nothing out of the ordinary. Every year they would sell horses,” Tattersalls spokesman Jimmy George told the BBC (according toHello!magazine). “The queen had brood mares of her own, she would breed them and sell them. You can’t keep them all.”

He added, “Every year owners sell stock. His Majesty is just doing what owners do.”

Phew! That explains it.

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