UK: CAVALRYMAN THROWN FROM HORSE DURING QUEENS PARADE

(1 Dec 1998) Natural Sound

A cavalryman escorting Queen Elizabeth II and German President Roman Herzog to Windsor Castle was seriously hurt on Tuesday when he was thrown from his horse.

It was the first day of Herzog's four-day state visit to Britain.

At Windsor Castle, Herzog viewed a giant handmade gilded orb and cross created by British craftsmen for the people of Dresden.

German President Roman Herzog kicked off a four-day state visit at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

But before he reached the gates of Windsor Castle, a cavalryman escorting the carriages was thrown from his horse when it reared.

The rider, who was wearing a heavy breastplate and armour fell on a sanded road in front of the queen's carriage.

He was taken to a local hospital with shoulder and spine injuries.

Herzog and his wife, Christiane, are the first to be entertained by Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle since fire ripped through it in 1992, destroying some of its historic sections.

The last state visit by a German president was in July 1986 by President Richard von Weizsacker.

The queen last paid a state visit to Germany in 1992.

Herzog viewed a giant handmade gilded orb and cross created by British craftsmen for the people of Dresden as a symbol of friendship and reconciliation over World War II.

The 18-foot (5.5- metre) orb and cross is a replica of the ornament that once graced the skyline of Dresden atop the Baroque Frauenkirche.

The original was destroyed when the church was reduced to rubble in a two-day Anglo-American bomb raid on the city during World War II.

The 1.5 ton copper and stainless steel creation was made by hand.

It was commissioned by the Dresden Trust, a group of people in Britain who raised around 300-thousand pounds (495-thousand U-S dollar) from individuals, charities and companies across the country.

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