Blood-Soaked Royal Horses Escape and Bolt Through London
There were scenes of panic and confusion in central London on Wednesday morning after five horses belonging to a regiment closely associated with the king, the Household Cavalry, threw their riders off and bolted through the city, smashing into cars and buses, knocking down pedestrians and streaming with blood.
The Daily Telegraph said the horses, which are kept in stables in Central London near Hyde Park, bolted at about 8:40 a.m. local time during a regular exercise session on Horseguards Parade in London’s civil service district, Whitehall.
The Daily Mail said four people, including a serviceman, were hospitalized as a result of their injuries in three separate incidents. It said the horses were spooked by loud noises from a nearby construction site.