Lady Louise Windsor is tipped to have a key role in the future of the monarchy as the royal is currently following Prince William’s footsteps amid the Firm’s “slimmed down” state crisis, a royal commentator has claimed.
Much like her cousin, the 20-year-old royal is currently in her second year of studying English Literature at the University of St Andrews in Scotland – where the heir to the throne enrolled and met his future wife, Princess Kate.
Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie’s eldest child was absent from this year’s Easter Sunday church service due to her studies, as, according to the university’s website, both the week before and the week after Easter still count as term-time.
Now the Mail’s Richard Eden suggested Lady Louise – who is said to have “cemented herself as the late Prince Phillip’s favourite grandchild” – would be the perfect choice to help William juggle the royal workload when he becomes king.
Mr Eden said that following King Charles’s cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment, Lady Louise’s father, the Duke Edinburgh, is “busier, and more prominent, than ever as he carries out duties”.
He said: “Edward and his wife, Sophie, are often overlooked because they don’t seem to court attention from the media and appear happy to undertake their numerous royal engagements and foreign visits quietly and without fuss.
“In my opinion, another great service the couple could do for the country would be to encourage their children, Lady Louise and James, the Earl of Wessex, to become working royals when the time is right.”
The royal commentator suggested that the siblings could bring a much-needed burst of youth and energy to the King’s ‘slimmed down’ state.
He explained: “Louise, 20, is in her second year at St Andrews University, while James, 16, will sit his GCSE exams this year.
“When Prince William becomes King, I hope that he will follow the example of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and ask his cousins, including Lady Louise and James, to share royal duties with him.”
“Hopefully, William will realise that a “slimmed-down” monarchy wouldn’t safeguard the institution, as some claim, but would lead to its irrelevance and eventual death.
“What better way to build on its strengths than with an injection of energy from young people who have had values of public service and duty instilled in them from birth?”
