Queen’s granddaughter Lady Louise Windsor is spotted carriage driving, a passion she shared with Prince Philip, on the first anniversary of his death
- Lady Louise Windsor was snapped carriage driving at Windsor earlier today
- She inherited her love of the sport from her grandfather, Prince Philip
- The Duke died last year – today marks the first anniversary of his death
Lady Louise Windsor has been photographed carriage driving in Windsor today – the first anniversary of the death of Prince Philip.
The outing is particularly poignant as the Queen’s 18-year-old grandaughter shared a passion for the activity with her beloved grandfather.
Louise lives with her parents, Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex, and her younger brother James, Viscount Severn at Bagshot Park, in Surrey, just miles from Windsor.
It is believed the young royal, who has competed in carriage-driving competitions, inherited her interest in carriage driving from the Duke of Edinburgh, who was instrumental in helping to establish carriage driving as a sport in Britain.
Lady Louise Windsor, 18, has been photographed carriage riding at Windsor, on the first anniversary of her grandfather, Prince Philip’s death
![It is believed the young royal inherited her interest in carriage driving from the Duke of Edinburgh](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/04/09/12/56407029-10702581-image-m-44_1649505450980.jpg)
It is believed the young royal inherited her interest in carriage driving from the Duke of Edinburgh
And Louise is continuing to follow in his footsteps: earlier this month, she competed in the British Indoor Carriage Driving Championships.
She finished sixth in the junior novice class at the event in Grantham, Lincolnshire, at the weekend.
The event took place days after the memorial service at Westminster Abbey for Prince Philip, who died a year ago on Saturday aged 99.
Lady Louise wore a horse-themed brooch in tribute to her grandfather.
Carriage driving was one of Prince Philip’s favourite past-times since the 1970s, and he raced carriages near Norfolk before going on to represent Britain at several world and European championships.
![Lady Louise Windsor was watched by Lady Brabourne (pictured, left) as she drove her carriage in Windsor](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/04/09/12/56407033-10702581-image-m-45_1649505513808.jpg)
Lady Louise Windsor was watched by Lady Brabourne (pictured, left) as she drove her carriage in Windsor
In May 2017, Prince Philip spoke about how he took up carriage driving when he stopped playing polo at the age of 50.
He said: ‘I was looking round to see what next, I didn’t know what there was available.
‘And I suddenly thought, well, we’ve got horses and carriages so why don’t I have a go.
‘So I borrowed four horses from the stables in London, took them to Norfolk and practised and thought – why not?’
![Following in Prince Philip's footsteps: earlier this month, Lady Louise she competed in the British Indoor Carriage Driving Championships in Lincolnshire](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/04/09/13/56407497-10702581-image-a-46_1649506266692.jpg)
Following in Prince Philip’s footsteps: earlier this month, Lady Louise she competed in the British Indoor Carriage Driving Championships in Lincolnshire
The Duke described how he convened a committee of equestrian experts to come up with a set of international rules for the fledgling sport of carriage driving.
He was credited with shaping the sport in the UK and was still competing in his eighties, representing Britain in three European championships and six world championships in total.
At the age of 91, the prince had the dark green carriage made to his specifications out of aluminium and steel.
He was seen riding the carriage around Windsor and other royal estates in the following years.
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