Lady Louise

Lady Louise Windsor is carrying on one her late grandfather Prince Philip's greatest passions. Just days after attending the Service of Thanksgiving honoring Prince Philip nearly a year after his death at age 99, 18-year-old Louise competed in the British Indoor Carriage Driving Championships. The daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex took sixth place in the junior novice division.

Sophie Wessex says she hopes her daughter Lady Louise Windsor will have as much privacy as she wants and will have friends to “protect her from anything”.The Countess of Wessex, who is married to Prince Edward, made the comments in an interview with BBC’s Naga Munchetty held at St James’s Palace.On BBC Radio 5 Live, the Countess spoke about her 17-year-old daughter, revealing that social media doesn’t really interest the teenager.Sophie said: “We are protective, obviously. She doesn’t really get involved with social media very much at all and that is purely her choice. I wouldn’t deny her going onto...

Prince Philip reportedly left his beloved ponies and carriage to his 17-year-old granddaughter Lady Louise — after first making sure they played their part in his send-off. Queen Elizabeth II’s husband had long shared his love of the animals with Louise — the daughter of his youngest son, Prince Edward — and even taught her carriage driving before his death, according to The Sun.

Over the past 10 days, as all eyes have been on Windsor following Prince Philip’s death, a sombre little face has cropped up again and again. Always in the background, poised and respectful, quietly allowing more senior members of the family to take centre stage, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor seemed to grow into a fully fledged member of the Firm in front of our eyes.