Queen Elizabeth watches Lady Louise carry on Prince Philip’s passion
The Queen watched on as her granddaughter partook in a tribute related to her late husband, Prince Philip.
The royal was able to see Lady Louise Windsor, who is the daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, use her grandfather’s carriage for a special event.
The 17-year-old is likely to have inherited the carriage from Prince Philip after his death, as it was included in the list of the Duke’s funeral procession on April 17.
It had been designed by the royal eight years ago, with Lady Louise finding a closeness to her grandad for their love of carriage riding.
The Countess of Wessex told BBC Radio 5 back in June, that Lady Louise and her beloved pop had a real connection.
"He was so pleased when she took the sport up because I took it up - I was at the beginning of my carriage driving career and I fell pregnant with Louise so I had to hang up the reins," she revealed.
"So I was really delighted when she decided that she wanted to have a go and my father-in-law was always so good at encouraging.
"He was really encouraging of Louise and when she not only said can I have a go, but then showed a flair for it, he was just brilliant with her."
The Dukes would often take his team of fell ponies to ride around Windsor Great Park.
"They used to chat away about it and he would always turn up if she was competing in the Great Park, he'd always turn up to watch her training days."
The Royal Windsor Horse Show is the largest outdoor horse show in the UK and takes place annually.
Queen Elizabeth was pictured driving herself to the event on its first day, right after she got back from her Scotland trip.
Her Majesty was adorned in sunglasses and a green headscarf, patterned with images of various dog breeds, while she sat in the Royal Box.
She was seated near Prince Edward and his son Viscount Severn, 13.
The Royal Windsor Horse Show was first staged in 1943 to help raise funds for the war effort.
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