Twin foals named after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Blue, a full feathered Irish Cob and her two foals are said to be doing well

A rare set of twin foals born the day before the royal wedding have been named Harry and Meghan.

Born in mid-Wales, the horses beat the odds as twin foals are said to only occur in one in every 10,000 births and one usually dies shortly after.

The owner of the non-identical twins said she did not know the mother, named Blue, was expecting twins until the Friday before they were born.

She said the births were "incredible."

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The female foal named after the Duchess of Sussex has blue eyes and white eyelashes, which is also said to be a rare trait.

Martin Dewar, owner of the American Bashkir Curly Stallion that fathered the foals, said the births were "extraordinary."

He said: : "I've been in the trade all my life and I have never come across a set of twins that have both survived."