King Charles’ guard horse bites another woman – warning coronation tourists
EXCLUSIVE: King’s Guard horse bites another woman – warning coronation tourists: ‘Be careful – don’t get as close as me!’
A second woman who was bitten by a King’s Guard horse warned tourists attending the coronation: “Be careful… Don’t get as close as I did.”
Kirsty Curtis, 43, was bitten on the arm when she got too close to the horse in Horse Guards Parade.
She was left with bruises from the bite that caused her pain, but did not require hospital treatment.
Her husband, Nigel, 59, saw the funny side of it and saved the photo he took of the bitinf incident as a screensaver for his phone.
He and his wife, who works as a manager at an NHS hospital in Chester, read the Mai Online story while on holiday in Mexico on Thursday and saw the video of the shocking moment when a horse clipped a woman’s ponytail in the same spot when she posed for a picture.
Kirsty Curtis, 43, was bitten on the arm when she got too close to the horse in Horse Guards Parade
She was left with bruises from the bite that caused her pain, but did not require hospital treatment
Mrs Curtis, who is from Wrexham, said: ‘We had taken my father Peter to London to see where he lived, as he used to live in Walthamstow.
‘We went to parliament to see PMQs with David Cameron and then decided to take a walk around Whitehall.
‘My husband decided to take a picture of me in front of the horse, but suddenly it bit me. It was shocking and hurt, but it’s our fault.
“The soldier looked down at me and I could tell from his face that he was thinking “one more!”
‘I am an animal lover and we have to take into account that these horses are just doing their job. If you get too close, you can pay the price.
‘I would like to say to people who come to London for the coronation that they will not end up in the same situation as me. Be careful and keep your distance.’
Hundreds of thousands of spectators this Saturday for the coronation of King, Charles and many horses will have ceremonial duties.
Video shows the shocking moment a King’s Guard horse grabbed a woman’s ponytail, causing her to jump back, as she posed for a photo at the Horse Guards
In a similar incident – which appears to involve the same horse – a separate tourist was nipped on the shoulder while her boyfriend took her picture
While both tourists were shocked by the ambush, the soldier seems unfazed by the horse’s unfriendly encounter
Mr Curtis added: ‘It could have been a lot worse.
“But luckily she was fine and we’ve laughed about it ever since.
“When I saw the video of the woman’s ponytail being bitten, it reminded me of what happened to my wife.
“It was funny, and it still is, because I have the picture on my phone as a screensaver.
“But people have to be careful. Although no one can criticize the horses, they are just doing their job.’