[WILLIAM PRINCE]: (1982- ) Duke of Cambridge & [CATHERIN...

[WILLIAM PRINCE]: (1982- ) Duke of Cambridge & [CATHERINE] (1982- ) Duchess of Cambridge. An unusual British Royal wedding souvenir in the form of a metal horseshoe worn by a horse named Egypt, one of the horses of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, ridden by Trooper Roopchand of the Life Guards in No.1 Division in the Sovereign's Escort at the Royal Wedding procession for Prince William and Catherine Middleton on 29th April 2011. The horseshoe, marked with the Royal cypher of Elizabeth II and the date of the wedding, is wrapped in clear cellophane and contained in a handsome presentation box accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Daily Mail as well as a colour photograph of Egypt and Trooper Roopchand on the day of the wedding. The lid of the box, tied with a blue ribbon, features a colour image of Prince William and Catherine Middleton kissing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Scarce. Some age wear, otherwise VG Provenance: The present lot is accompanied by two letters issued by the Daily Mail to the original recipient of the horseshoe, Mr. R. Shipley of Boston, Lincolnshire, one headed 'A Unique Souvenir of the Royal Wedding', and stating, in part, 'Congratulations!......You have won your very own piece of royal history. We will be sending you a horseshoe worn by one of the 186 horses from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in the Royal wedding procession as they escorted the newly married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - and Her Majesty The Queen from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace. The horseshoe has been cleaned, lacquered and stamped with the date of the Royal Wedding by the Household Cavalry's own farriers'.