Lady Louise Windsor.Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/POOL/AFP via Getty
Lady Louise Windsorwore a necklace reflecting one of her shared passions with her grandmotherQueen Elizabethat the monarch’s funeral.
Louise — the 18-year-old daughter of Queen Elizabeth andPrince Philip’s youngest child,Prince Edward, and his wifeSophie, Countess of Wessex— wore two necklaces as she attended the Queen’s funeral services on Monday, including one that was in the shape of a horse’s head.
The jewelry is a clear nod tothe Queen’s lifelong love of horses, which started when she was just 4 years oldafter she was gifted a Shetland pony. Throughout her life, the monarch owned hundreds of horses, including numerous winning racehorses.
Lady Louise also shares a talent for equestrian sports. She has picked upcarriage driving, also a favorite activity of her grandfatherPrince Philip’s before his death. AtPrince Philip’s 2021 funeral, Louise fittingly wore a brooch featuring a horse’s head and a whip.
From left: Prince Edward; Sophie, Countess of Wessex; Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.Joe Giddens - WPA Pool/Getty
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During the Queen’s committal service on Monday following her state funeral, her beloved pony Carlton Lima Emmastood on the grounds of Windsor Castleto watchQueen Elizabeth’s procession as her coffin made its final journey to St. George’s Chapel.
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TheQueen’s corgis, Sandy and Muick,also greeted the funeral processionat Windsor Castle ahead of the committal service.
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“The Countess of Wessex was incredible. I saw her putting her arm around three or four people,” lawyer Pranav Bhanot told PEOPLE on Monday. “It felt like she was reallythe glue keeping everyone quite strongtoday.”
“She really seemed to be the person keeping the family together,” Bhanot explained. “There were a few bishops who started crying when they saw the Queen and she was kind of comforting them, even though she is the direct family member.”
source: people.com
