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Lady Louise Windsor has been previously dubbed as the Royal Family's "secret weapon" according to a royal expert, as she was "precisely the kind of person" the late Queen Elizabeth "could rely on". Royal expert, Phil Dampier, once described her as the one to watch to possibly take on royal responsibilities.

However, her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, opted against her having a Princess title, which she is entitled to by birth. Per royal protocol, the children of male descendants of the monarch automatically receive a royal title, but Edward and Sophie decided to do things a little differently, leaving the decision up to their children when they came of age, at eighteen.

Speaking previously to the Daily Mail, royal author Ingrid Seward said Louise, the late Queen's youngest granddaughter, has "always been an asset" to the Royal Family and described her as "very polite".

Largely kept out of the limelight, her first major royal outing came at the age of nine when she was a bridesmaid at the Prince and Princess of Wales' 2011 wedding.

Later, Louise also resembled her grandfather Prince Philip's intereset in an important way. It was through the late Prince Philip, who died in April 2021, that she discovered her passion for carriage-driving.

Duchess Sophie previously revealed that Prince Philip was "so pleased" when his granddaughter wanted to take up the sport.

"My father-in-law was always so good at encouraging, he was really encouraging of Louise. So when she not only said 'please can I have a go', but then when she showed a flair for it, he was just brilliant with her," Duchess Sophie said.

Louise is currently in the fourth and final year of her English degree at St Andrew's University, and may take on some royal responsibilities when she graduates. She grew up partly out of the limelight and had a normal teenage experience, including working a summer job at a garden centre before university.

Her parents are the second youngest pair of senior royals in the Firm and are becoming increasingly popular - with King Charles having to rely heavily on the couple when he was diagnosed with cancer in early 2024.

For royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, Louise's study interests were also "particularly appropriate" for a working royal.

He said: "Her choice of A-level subjects, including history, politics, and drama, seems particularly appropriate, since the first two would obviously be useful for a working royal and royalty is also theatrical."