Lady Louise is known to have been a very close granddaughter of the late Duke of Edinburgh. As recently as 2019, Prince Philip was photographed at the Private Driving Singles carriage driving competition involving his granddaughter at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, where he took third place.
In May 2020, Lady Louise’s mother, Sofia, praised the young woman’s talent for driving in an interview: “She is very good, really good.” In 2021 it was reported that Lady Louise would likely inherit the late duke’s carriages.
Prince Philip, whose love of carriage driving Lady Louise inherited.
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Always the picture of neatness, Lady Louise has earned respect for her discreet nature and sense of duty – she played a memorable role in the days after Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Along with her brother James, Lady Louise grew up in Bagshot Park, in Windsor, and stayed out of the spotlight, except on special royal occasions, such as the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (now the Prince of Wales), in which She participated as a little bridesmaid. After studying English, drama, history and politics, Lady Louise followed in the footsteps of her cousin Prince William and enrolled at the University of St Andrews. It was there that William met Kate Middleton.
Recently, the prince edward paid tribute to his children, along with his wife Sofía, during an appearance on Alan Titchmarsh’s show Love Your Weekend. Speaking about how much Sofia means to him, the duke called his wife “absolutely critical”, continuing: “She has been an absolutely brilliant rock and I am incredibly lucky to have found Sophie and for her to find me. “I hope we’ve been a really brilliant couple. We’re very lucky, we have two particularly brilliant children, who are forging very different paths. I think that’s fascinating too.”
Earlier this month, Lady Louise accompanied her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, to the Royal Windsor Horse Show. On Saturday, May 4, she was photographed with Sofía and Eduardo, giving her mother a big hug while they enjoyed the atmosphere. Next, she rode around the show on a fat-tire electric bike. On Sunday, May 5, Lady Louise Windsor returned again to the Berkshire rendezvous, to which she arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.
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