ITV Documentaries

All The Queen’s Horses: A Diamond Jubilee Special (2012x11)

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This entertainment extravaganza for ITV sees the world of royalty, celebrity, music and horses come together to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Narrators including Dame Helen Mirren, Martin Clunes and Omid Djalili take the audience throughthe261 overseas visits that The Queen has undertaken during Her Reign. Then, set to some of the world’s most moving musical pieces, over 550horses andmore than 1200 performers take to the arena to showcase the traditional dances and horse displays from each country in front of Her Majesty. Presented by Alan Titchmarsh, the show sees Joss Stone performing Ain’t No Mountain High Enough andIl Divo performing Caruso as 90 Italian Carabinieri riders and horses perform a breath-taking precision display. Plus, singer Susan Boyle, accompanied by the pipes and drums of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards,performs The Mull of Kintyre as The Queen’s own horses take to the arena. The two-hour long special will also see performances fromworld renowned American classical violinist David Garrett, Nashville singer and banjo player Abigail Washburn, legendry Australian entertainer Rolf Harris, contemporary Indian folk legend Raghu Dixit and leading South African actors from the West End smash hit Disney’s The Lion King who will be joined on stage by the Nairobi Chamber Chorus & Watoto Children’s Choir.