A veteran police horse described as 'super brave and super strong' by his handler will take his place proudly in the procession when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave Windsor's St George's Chapel after their wedding next month.

It will be a big day for 15-year-old Irish draft cross Trojan who has been part of the Thames Valley Police Mounted Section for eight years - as well as a proud one for PC Samantha Silk who will be in charge of the 10 horses and riders taking part in the big day.

Six will be from the Thames Valley Mounted Section and four from South Wales'.

Two mounted police officers will be at the front of the post wedding procession and two at the back with the other six stationed in and around the town, helping ensure everyone's security and safety.

PC Silk has no doubt that Trojan will be up for the challenge standing as he does at an impressive 17hh 2 ins.

She said: "He is a brilliant police horse, super brave and super strong."

He is also used to Royal Ascot - so crowds and royal carriages do not bother him.

Trojan paid a visit to Windsor on Monday with his colleague 16-year-old Irish draft cross Mallory, who stands at 16hh 3ins.

They were ridden by PC Silk and her colleague in the Mounted Section PC Kevin Simmons, attracting a big crowd of wellwishers and children who lined up to have photographs taken with them.

PC Silk has been in the force 16 years, two of them in the mounted section.

She said: "It is the dream job I always wanted to do and the wedding will be the biggest thing I have been involved in. It is the best feeling ever, a job I love being involved in on such an important day."

PC Silk said: "We can provide security and reassurance. Our riders will have great height advantage which will enable them to see into the crowd and act quickly if there is a problem which can happen with that amount of people and Windsor is not the biggest of towns."

Her colleague PC Kevin Simmons has worked on state visits, Royal Ascot and the Olympics during his eight years with the Mounted Police. The Mounted Section has protected people at football matches across the country as well as at demonstrations.

PC Simmons said: "We all received commendations after helping police the March for England which saw saw right wing and left wing demonstrators clashing. People were pulling at our legs trying to pull us off the horses."

Hopefully there will be nothing like that to worry about during the royal wedding.

The Mounted Police will be spending a full week at Windsor in the lead up to the wedding, getting to know the territory.