Who is Lady Louise Windsor at the Queen's funeral?
19.09.2022 - 12:47
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Lady Louise Windsor is one of several members of the royal family attending the Queen's state funeral at Westminster Abbey today.
The 18-year-old, whose full name is Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor, is the grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II and is attending today's funeral alongside her parents Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and her younger brother James, Viscount Severn.
Louise is the niece of the new monarch, King Charles III, and the cousin of Princes Harry and William. Following the Queen's death, she is now is 15th in the line of succession to the British throne.
The second youngest of the Queen's eight grandchildren, she was a bridesmaid at William and Kate’s wedding in 2011 when she was just seven years old. She was also a special attendant at Princess Eugenie’s wedding in 2018, helping to escort the young bridesmaids and pageboys into the church.
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Louise in understood to be a big fan of the BBC series Strictly Come Dancing. In 2018, the young royal was spotted in the audience for the live shows alongside her mum Sophie. According to Strictly host Tess Daly, the trip to watch the dancers was part of a special birthday treat for Louise's 15th birthday.
Louise occasionally accompanies her parents at events, and attends royal celebrations such as Trooping the Colour. She was also present at the Platinum Jubilee festivities. Louise and her brother James participated in their first overseas engagement in April 2015, when they accompanied their parents on a trip to South Africa.
Last month, Buckingham Palace announced that Louise would be following in the footsteps of William and his