On Wednesday 24 April 2024, five military horses charged across central London after being spooked by building work during a routine training exercise. Videos that were circulated across social media saw at least two of the horses badly injured and covered in blood. And now, in the aftermath of the chaos, conspiracy theorists have predicted that the horsesā incident is a sign of ādark omensā to come.
Itās definitely not every day that you see blood-covered one-tonne horses speeding across central London. Itās even more rare to see a horse barrage into a tour bus and continue to race off with extensive injuries.
However, you would assume that not everyoneās first thought would be āAh, the end is comingā. That being said, the five horses escaping was not the only bizarre thing to happen in London on that particular day. That very morning, Big BenāLondonās most iconic cultural landmarkādecided to throw the towel in and stop working, pausing for an hour at 9 am.
So, naturally, with these two events coinciding, people concluded that the world was ending:
Netizens declared the events an āomenā and some even insinuated that the white horse covered in blood might be a sign that King Charles, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, is in serious trouble. One user wrote: āThis powerful imagery yesterday is Game of Thrones symbolic. In the old days, a riderless white horse (drenched here in its own blood) was news of a death coming. If true, the fact this is a Household Cavalry horse running through London doesnāt bode well for King Charles.ā
Whether you believe in conspiracy theories or not, itās undeniable that Wednesday 24 April 2024 will go down in history as one hell of a chaotic day.