'She Was Just Normal': Racing Legend Derek Thompson Pays Tribute To Queen Elizabeth

Derek Thompson paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. He says she was a great fan of horse racing. She won four of the five classics and the 2013 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. She used to come to watch the horses on the gallops at 7:00 in the morning. Derek lived in Newmarket for many years. The Queen Mother used the Queen's Champion Chase at Cheltenham. Her Majesty was at Sandringham in Norfolk at a drinks party. They talked about the racing and Derek. Thompson. It's the beauty of royal family. We look up to them and yet they're normal people. they could act like Kings and Queens, but they just talked to us.