WATCH: Queen scolds a pony for eating her flowers

She may be a massive horse lover but not even a pony is allowed to mess with the Queen’s flowers.

On an official royal visit to Stirling Castle in Scotland yesterday, one Shetland Pony got a tad bit overzealous with the Queen’s bouquet – but she was having none of it.

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In footage captured by ITV, the Queen can be seen giving the horse a right royal scolding as he went in to nibble on the colourful arrangement.

“Go away,” she playfully snapped at the adorable Shetland Pony Cruachan IV, who is the mascot of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

“They always eat the flowers,” she went on to say, before giving the pony a pat on the head and hiding the bouquet behind her back.

The Queen and Prince Phillip were invited to Stirling caste to mark 70 years since she was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

The Monarch was handed the keys to the castle by the Earl of Mar and Kellie, before signing the visitor book inside the palace.

Prince Philip and the Queen are set to spend this week meeting locals around different areas of Scotland.

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