The daughter of Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie will likely follow in Zara Tindall’s footsteps instead of becoming a full-time working Royal Family member, a royal expert claims.
Despite Lady Louise’s popularity among the public, an ex-BBC royal correspondent has claimed the young royal will “will follow a similar course” to her cousin.
Jennie Bond told OK! Magazine: “She undoubtedly casts an eye at her cousin, Zara Tindall, and sees the independence and freedom and fun she has in her life as a much-loved member of the Royal Family, but not a working royal.”
The former correspondent admitted: “I’m doubtful that Lady Louise would ever become a full-time working royal, partly because I’m not sure she would want to, and also because the King and William know only too well that the monarchy has to be increasingly accountable to the taxpayer.”
Lady Louise Windsor, 20, is the youngest niece of King Charles, the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and sister to James, Earl of Wessex, aged 16.
She is currently studying English Literature at the University of St Andrews, where Prince William and Princess Kate met in 2001.
Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie’s children were not given royal titles at birth after their parents decided against it.
The studious royal was born on November 8, 2003, at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey but had a challenging start to life with Duchess Sophie having a very difficult birth.
Shortly after being born, she spent two weeks in intensive care in a specialist neonatal unit at St George’s Hospital, South West London before finally being well enough to go home.
If Lady Louise follows in her cousin’s footsteps after her education, she could concentrate on creating a monetary stream of income and take inspiration from Zara Tindall’s sporting endorsements which followed after a successful equestrian sporting career.
