Potential New Role for Lady Louise as Future Royal Duties Emerge
Lady Louise Windsor, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, is anticipated to step into a "quasi-official royal role" in the future, according to a royal commentator. Currently a student at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, the 20-year-old and her younger brother James, Earl of Wessex, were not given princely titles at birth despite their royal heritage.
In a 2020 interview, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, revealed that her children are being raised with the expectation of earning their own livelihoods and are unlikely to undertake official royal responsibilities. She told The Times: "We try to bring them up with the understanding they are very likely to have to work for a living. Hence we made the decision not to use HRH titles. They have them and can decide to use them from 18, but I think it’s highly unlikely.”
Although Louise's cousins, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, are not working royals, they hold numerous patronages privately. Royal commentator Gareth Russell told GB News that Lady Louise might similarly assume patronages in the future, balancing personal ambitions with royal obligations. "Certainly Lady Louise has already been at some private royal events where she has met with guests and members of the public. So I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see Lady Louise take on some patronages, whether it's in a private or a quasi-official role, we'll have to wait and see," Russell commented. "But I would be very, very surprised when the time comes if she doesn't take on some of them in a private capacity as well.”
Alongside her academic pursuits, Lady Louise is passionate about carriage driving, a sport she inherited from her late grandfather, Prince Philip. She frequently participates in competitions at Sandringham in Norfolk and Windsor. Her most recent public appearance was at Trooping the Colour in June, where she joined her family on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
