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Lady Louise Windsor to Inherit Prince Philip’s Beloved Ponies and Carriage
Lady Louise Windsor, the 17-year-old granddaughter of Prince Philip, will carry on a unique legacy left behind by the late Duke – his beloved ponies and carriage.
At Prince Philip’s funeral, held at Windsor Castle, the polished dark green four-wheeled carriage and two black ponies, Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm, stood outside as part of the procession.
This poignant moment touched the hearts of many.
The carriage, which was the Duke’s most recent, was equipped with his cap, whip, brown gloves, and a red pot nearby containing sugar lumps for the ponies.
Constructed to royal specifications eight years ago, the vehicle is made of aluminium and steel, accommodating up to four people and harnessing up to eight horses.
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Prince Philip began using this carriage at the age of 91, using it to explore the grounds of Windsor Castle Estate and other royal estates.
According to Mail Online, after his passing, the carriage and ponies will be passed on to Lady Louise, the elder child of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, who shares her grandfather’s love for carriage driving.
Sources close to the royal family revealed that Lady Louise will regularly exercise the two black ponies at Windsor.
Prince Philip first took up carriage driving in 1971, transitioning from polo due to an arthritic wrist.
He is credited for introducing the sport to the UK and represented Britain in numerous championships.
He competed in three European Championships and six World Championships, winning the World Championships in Windsor in 1980 and earning a bronze medal in the European Championships in Switzerland the following year.
Even after retiring from competitive driving in 2003, Prince Philip continued to drive a team of fail ponies around the royal estates and served as a judge in carriage driving competitions.
In a book about the sport, Prince Philip expressed his enduring passion for driving a team through the British countryside, stating, “I am getting old, my reactions are getting slower and my memory is unreliable, but I have never lost the sheer pleasure of driving a team.”
It was Prince Philip who taught his granddaughter, Lady Louise, and her mother the sport of carriage driving.
In 2019, he proudly watched Lady Louise compete in a carriage driving competition at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, where she secured third place.
The Countess of Wessex, speaking about her daughter’s talent, remarked that Lady Louise is naturally gifted in carriage driving.
On the day of Prince Philip’s passing, Lady Louise was seen in his carriage in Windsor Great Park, honoring him by putting the ponies through their paces.
During a Sunday service at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge in Windsor, the Earl and Countess of Wessex shared some lighthearted memories of Prince Philip’s carriage driving adventures, recalling instances where he had been pulled out of ditches on the Windsor estate.
At Prince Philip’s emotional funeral, Lady Louise and her younger brother, James, Viscount Severn, were the youngest among the 30 guests.
Lady Louise paid tribute to her late grandfather by wearing all black, like the rest of her family, and donned an equestrian brooch, symbolizing their shared passion for horse riding, particularly carriage driving.
Lady Louise Windsor will now carry forward Prince Philip’s legacy, cherishing his ponies and carriage while continuing to excel in the sport of carriage driving.
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