Queen Elizabeth II: Monarch's jump trainer pays tribute

The Queen's racehorse trainer Nicky Henderson has paid tribute to the monarch and recalled his favourite memories of her.

The trainer, based in Lambourn, Berkshire, said he spoke to the Queen just days before she died last Thursday, aged 96.

Talking to BBC South sports editor Lewis Coombes, Mr Henderson said racing had "lost its best friend" and described the Queen as "very hands on" with training.

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