Lady Louise Windsor
The Queen’s favorite granddaughter comes of age
Lady Louise Windsor at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Summer 2021.
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Congratulations Lady Louise Windsor! The daughter of Prince Edward and the Queen’s favorite granddaughter comes of age.
At the wedding of Prince William (39) and Duchess Kate (39) in April 2011, she was still one of the little bridesmaids, now Lady Louise Windsor is celebrating her 18th birthday. The daughter of Prince Edward (57), the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II (95), will come of age on November 8th.
Lady Louise Windsor was born on November 8, 2003 at Frimley Park Hospital, Sussex, as the eldest child of Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, 56. Her brother James Viscount Severn was born on December 17, 2007.
Edward and Sophie deliberately renounced the honorary title HRH (His or Her Royal Highness) with their children. Nevertheless, at the request of the parents, their daughter is called Lady Louise Windsor. With her 18th birthday, she could now take on the title HRH and call herself a princess, her mother called it in an interview but as unlikely.
Favorite granddaughter of the Queen?
Lady Louise Windsor, who is studying for her final exams, is considered the Queen’s dearest grandchild. For a long time, Prince Harry (37) is said to have been the Queen’s favorite. But after the trouble with the “Megxit” with wife Duchess Meghan (40), the relationship between grandma and grandson is said to have suffered.
For some observers, an indication of Lady Louise’s status as the new darling was that she and her brother were invited by the Queen to a vacation at Balmoral Castle in Scotland in the summer – but Harry and Co. were not.
In addition, the Queen has given the art-loving teenager access to drawings by Queen Victoria (1819-1901), which are normally sealed off.
Louise is also said to have had a particularly close relationship with her grandfather, Prince Philip (1921-2021), who died in April. The two shared the same passion for equestrian sports, particularly horse-drawn carriage. Louise is also said to have inherited one of the vehicles from Philip. In the BBC documentary “Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers” Louise said that the Duke of Edinburgh was very interested in her sporting career. “That was very nice, but also a bit scary because he pretty much invented the sport. It’s incredible to have learned from him first hand.”