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00:10 Lady Louise has frequently been described as the Queen's favorite grandchild in recent years,
00:15 owing to their shared interests and the teenager's personality.
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00:22 Prince Edward and Sophie's daughter turns 18 on November 8th.
00:26 When she reaches the landmark birthday, she will be able to decide if she wishes to use an HRH title,
00:32 as will their son James, 13, when he reaches the same age.
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00:40 She has reportedly made a big impact on the monarch in recent months,
00:45 due to her patience and babysitting skills with Princess Charlotte.
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00:51 The young royal has been praised for her graceful handling of potentially difficult situations,
00:57 notably at Princess Eugenie's wedding in 2018.
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01:03 Royal author and expert Ingrid Seward spoke to FEMAIL earlier this year ahead of Prince Philip's funeral.
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01:13 Louise had a very close relationship with her grandfather,
01:17 thanks to their shared love of carriage driving,
01:19 and the young lady made extra efforts to support her family
01:23 in the days and weeks that followed the Duke of Edinburgh's death.
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01:29 Ms Seward said, "She has always been an asset to the family and very polite which the Queen loves."
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01:38 Remember how she helped the bridesmaids on the steps of St George's Chapel
01:42 as they went inside at Princess Eugenie's wedding
01:45 and her skirt blew up in the wind in front of the TV cameras?
01:49 She handled it very deftly.
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01:53 Louise was a special attendant in the bridal party at Princess Eugenie's wedding
01:58 and had previously been a bridesmaid at Prince William and Kate's wedding,
02:02 sharing a carriage with Prince Harry on their way to Buckingham Palace.
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02:09 Louise was spotted prior to the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral paying a visit to the grieving Queen.
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02:18 She was also photographed two days after Philip's death
02:22 walking across the grounds of Windsor Castle to view the tributes left,
02:25 and thanked estate workers for their support and hard work.
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02:32 Perhaps the most fitting tribute of all was from Louise herself.
02:36 She was pictured driving the Duke's carriage drawn by his two beloved ponies,
02:41 Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm.
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02:46 The Daily Mail reported she will inherit his carriage and ponies as they shared the same hobby.
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02:55 They featured as a touching tribute to his love for the sport on the day of his funeral.
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03:03 The ponies drew the last carriage used by the Duke in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle,
03:08 bearing his driving cap, gloves, whip, blanket and a tub
03:12 containing sugar lumps for the horses on the seat.
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03:18 The carriage was made eight years ago under the guidance of the Duke.
03:22 Louise competed in the 2019 Royal Windsor Horseshow, finishing third,
03:27 and Philip watched on and took pleasure in watching Louise compete, according to Ms Seward.
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03:36 She added he would have made sure she had some top-class tuition from one of his grooms and
03:41 of course the availability of ponies and carriages to drive.
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03:48 Despite her more recent public appearances, Louise grew up away from the spotlight,
03:53 with a normal upbringing from her parents.
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04:00 Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, spoke to the Sunday Times last year.
04:04 They go to a regular school.
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04:09 They go to friends for sleepovers and parties.
04:12 At weekends we do lots of dog walking and stay with friends.
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04:19 I guess not everyone's grandparents live in a castle,
04:22 but where you are going is not the important part, or who they are.
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04:29 When they are with the Queen, she is their grandmother.
04:32 Louise is beginning the second year of her A-levels,
04:35 and is expected to follow in her parents' footsteps and work for a living after university, if she goes.
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