Footage shows the horse, who is one of two pulling a black carriage on a street in Westminster, become startled and restless whilst standing in a stationary position.
This is the moment a startled horse drawing a carriage with the ceremonial mace inside jumped onto its hind legs en route to the state opening of Parliament.
On a day filled with pomp and pageantry, King Charles revealed Sir Keir Starmer's plans for Britain in the first speech from the throne under a Labour government for 14 years. The ceremonial mace arrived in its own carriage - as did The Imperial State Crown, the Cap of Maintenance and the Great Sword of State.
Black Rod Sarah Clarke made her way to the House of Commons to fetch MPs at around 11.30am before having the door slammed in her face - as part of a bizarre ritual which dates back to the 1600s. Horses slammed into a tour bus parked on Buckingham Palace Road and a taxi outside the Clermont Hotel - smashing their windows - before two were seen running through Aldwych with their chests covered in blood.
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