Lady Louise Windsor Has “No Airs or Graces” As She Works Behind the Scenes at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

“Lady Louise is one of the chief organizers, essentially operating a first concierge service. She’s a great worker and a real asset to the team with no airs or graces. It’s a proper paid job and there’s no special treatment because of who she is,” says Nick Brooks-Ward, Director of the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

Lady Louise, who is not a working royal, has a vested personal interest in the show: As well as working behind the scenes, she will also be competing in the Royal Windsor Horse Show later this week. The royal was taught to carriage drive as a young girl by the late Prince Philip, who was obsessed with the sport. After retiring from polo in the 1970s, he took up carriage driving and even helped write parts of the international competition rules.

Prince Philip carriage driving as part of the Royal Windsor Horse Show on May 15, 2016.

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Lady Louise shares Prince Philip’s passion and started carriage driving when she was just around 10 or 11 years old. When he died, he left Lady Louise his beloved green carriage, driving equipment and Fell ponies Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm which Lady Louise has driven in competitions at shows.

“It’s wonderful that [Lady Louise] has continued this close connection and taken such an interest. She’s a great friend to the horse show and we are very grateful to the King for letting us use his back garden and we hope to see him at the show this year,” says Brooks-Ward.

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Lady Louise Windsor attend day 4 of the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle on May 4, 2024.

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