Lady Louise Windsor pictured with male friend as royal spotted at special competition
Lady Louise Windsor is not a working member of the Royal Family
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Lady Louise Windsor has been pictured with a male friend as the royal was spotted at a special competition.
The 20-year-old royal competed for the first time in the Sandringham Horse Driving Trials in Norfolk on Friday and was supported by a university friend, Felix da Silva-Clamp.
The pair are believed to have met at St Andrews University in Scotland, where Lady Louise is studying English Literature.
Images on Facebook show the pair taking a selfie and posing together at a St Andrews student theatre party.
Felix da Silva-Clamp and Lady Louise Windsor photographed together at university
Lady Louise, who was taking part in a dressage event with one of Queen Elizabeth II's ponies on Friday, wore a black helmet, smart beige overcoat and matching gloves.
Clamp, who was dressed in grey chinos and a blue jacket, was seen arriving at the event with Lady Louise's mother, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, 59, who was dressed casually in khaki skinny jeans, a khaki coat and a light-blue jumper.
Together, they watched Lady Louise perform in the dressage before Clamp accompanied her on a walk around the carriage driving course.
Lady Louise, the niece of the King, is often to be spotted competing at carriage-driving competitions, after she made her debut in the sport three years ago, aged 17.
Lady Louise Windsor is a keen carriage driverPAHer passion for carriage driving was sparked by the late Prince Philip, her grandfather, who adored the sport and encouraged her to take it up.
Prince Philip took up carriage driving in his 50s after he was forced to give up polo.
He shared a special bond with Lady Louise because of the sport, and left her his carriage when he died in 2021.
The young royal paid tribute to her grandfather's legacy by taking part in a carriage-driving event in April last year, on the weekend of the anniversary of his death.
Lady Louise Windsor regularly takes part in carriage-driving competitions
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GettyPrince Philip started the Sandringham trials in 1982 as he wanted to bring one of his favourite sports to one of his most cherished places.
The trials always take place the weekend after the annual five-day Royal Ascot event.
This event comes as Louise accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh to Trooping the Colour last month.