National Anthem honour for Oman

London: Oman’s Royal Cavalry band played the British National Anthem for HRH Queen Elizabeth II at the annual Windsor Horse Show.
The Royal Cavalry’s Traditional Horse Sports & Equestrian Skills sections took part in the show on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria. The event, at Windsor Castle, was held from May 9 to 12, with Queen Elizabeth II in attendance.
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Upon arrival of the queen in the display arena, Royal Cavalry’s music played British Royal Anthem. This is the first time that a foreign music band played British Royal Anthem which shows the strong relationship and the long historical ties between Oman and UK.
Windsor Royal Hose Show ran for 90 minutes and covered events and memories from the Victorian era including the music hall, travel by trains and industrial revolution. 500 musicians, riders and artists took part in the shows in addition to 400 horses and 30 coaches that portrayed 19th century Great Britain during Queen Victoria reign.
Royal Cavalry started its show by two horse-drawn music coaches entering the arena ( from the first gate) when Royal Cavalry’s band played Oman’s traditional music piece of Basher Alkhair. After that, Royal Cavalry’s dismounted band entered the arena ( from the second gate) and played international music piece of (listeqran) in front of the royal box.
After that, riders from equestrian skills section performed various displays and Royal Cavalry’s music played Omani piece of Nakhal’s Fort. This was followed by displays of Rakhd Alardah and horse lying downs by riders from Traditional Horse Sports Section where the music played Omani piece of Falaj Daris. The displays were concluded by riders after salute to the Queen before they exited from the arena.
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Brigadier-General Abdulrazak Abdulqader Al Shahwarzi, commander of Royal Cavlary, said that the Royal Cavalry was invited to take part at Windsor Royal Horse Show on the 200th Victorian Anniversary. Riders from the Royal Cavalry’s music department and Traditional Horse Sports and Equestrian Skills Section took part in the show. He added that the Royal Cavalry’s music department was honoured to play the British Royal Anthem, which is the first time that a foreign band play British Royal Anthem in Britian. “We feel happy for this participation and proud that Royal Cavalry’s performance was admired by spectacles and audiences,” he said.