HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LADY LOUISE

As Lady Louise Windsor turns 21, we hear how the hardworking young royal is devoted to family and duty

- REBECCA RUSSELL

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have celebrated some key milestones this year, including their silver wedding anniversary and Prince Edward’s 60th birthday. But the excitement isn’t over yet as their daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, is celebrating her 21st birthday.

Lady Louise had a challenging start to life when she was born on 8 November, 2003 at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey. After her pregnant mother, Sophie, was admitted to hospital with complications, an emergency caesarean was performed and Louise was born weighing just 4lb 9oz. She was transferred to a neonatal unit at St George’s Hospital in south London while Sophie remained at Frimley Park.

And although Louise has faced a number of hurdles, she has continued to go from strength to strength.