A few years ago, it would have
been possible for Lady Louise Windsor to walk down the street without prompting
a second glance from passers-by.
The unassuming 18-year-old,
often seen in country casuals or prim dresses, spent her childhood largely out
of the spotlight, growing up in the leafy surrounds of the family’s £30million
home of Bagshot Park, just a few miles from Windsor Castle.
Now it is a very different
story. Over the last two years, Lady Louise has taken on an increasingly public
role as her parents Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex have been bumped
up the royal food chain following the disgrace of Prince Andrew and the
departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
She was front and centre in
the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, joined her parents at the Commonwealth Games
and made her successful TV debut in a documentary about her beloved grandfather
the Duke of Edinburgh.
Indeed, she has become such a
well-known face that she is recognized by customers of the garden centre where
she has been working for £6.63 per hour since finishing her A-levels in
June.
Now Lady Louise is preparing
for her next chapter as a student after learning yesterday that she has the
grades she needs to read English at the University of St Andrews, where her
cousin Prince William famously met his future wife.
Stepping into the spotlight:
Lady Louise is headed off for university after receiving her A-level results.
Pictured, the young royal with her mother Sophie Wessex during the Platinum
Jubilee.
