The Meaningful Gifts Prince Philip Left To His Granddaughter Lady Louise
The British royal family are known for their love of horses, and the queen and Prince Philip's youngest granddaughter, Lady Louise Windsor, is keeping the family tradition alive. Per Tatler, Lady Louise, the daughter of Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex, has taken part in several horse riding competitions throughout the years, and it appears to have become a favorite hobby of the young royal, something she shared with her late grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away at the age of 99 on Friday, April 9.
In the wake of Prince Philip's death, sources have revealed that Lady Louise is likely to inherit Prince Philip's polished dark green four-wheeled carriage and his beloved Fell ponies, Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm (via Hello!). The carriage and ponies in question were included in the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral service on Saturday, April 17, and Philip's cap, whip and brown gloves were placed on the seat of the carriage as a nod to his love of the sport.
Lady Louise and Prince Philip bonded over their love of carriage driving
As the Daily Mail reports, Lady Louise and Prince Philip had bonded over their mutual love of horse riding, and, back in 2019, the Duke of Edinburgh was spotted cheering on his granddaughter as she competed in a carriage driving competition at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
According to royal sources, Lady Louise paid tribute to her grandfather by wearing an equestrian brooch at his funeral ceremony and will continue to exercise the Duke of Edinburgh's two ponies on the grounds of Windsor Castle (via Hello!).
Per The Express, Prince Philip began carriage riding back in his fifties after he was forced to quit polo due to arthritis in his wrist. The black ponies he leaves behind to granddaughter Lady Louise, Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm, were born in 2008, and the aluminium and steel carriage was created back in 2013. Discussing his carriage riding skills during an interview in 2017, the late Duke joked about "smashing regularly" in the grounds of the family's royal estates.