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Scott Morrison has recalled the moment the Queen became excited 'like a schoolgirl' when he gifted her a signed biography of retired champion racehorse Winx.
The former prime minister presented Queen Elizabeth II with the gift during a visit with his wife Jenny to Buckingham Palace in June 2019.
Mr Morrison had been granted an audience after leading the Coalition government to victory at the federal election.
He admitted he was nervous and had no idea what gift he should present to the Queen so he turned to former Liberal prime minister John Howard for advice.
The former prime minister presented Queen Elizabeth II with the signed biography of Winx during a visit with his wife Jenny to Buckingham Palace in June 2019 (pictured)
Scott Morrison recalled the moment the Queen became excited 'like a schoolgirl' when he gifted her a signed biography of retired champion racehorse Winx (pictured)
'And he said, 'mate she loves horses, she loves her horses', and so you know, we came up with the idea of the Winx biography,' he told Sky News on Friday.
'And so we brought it along and I had it in the little bag there as we met, we were bowing and holding this bag.
'We mentioned it to her and she was pretty keen to sort of pull it out. She pulls it out, like a schoolgirl, she's flicking through and looking at the photos.'
Winx is an Australian thoroughbred racehorse that won 33 consecutive races between May 2015 and her retirement in April 2019.
Horses were among the passions of the Queen with many close to her believing she was never happier than when she was on a racecourse watching her mares.
In 2013, her filly Estimate won the Ascot Gold Cup, with jockey Ryan Moore on board.
Queen Elizabeth II loved seeing them race and loved making breeding plans for her
