Lady Louise Windsor has taken a paid role as a chief organiser at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, with her boss insisting there is “no special treatment” despite her royal status. The 22-year-old daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh began working at the event on Thursday, which is held annually in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Nick Brooks-Ward, director of the show, told Vanity Fair: “Lady Louise is one of the chief organisers, essentially operating a first concierge service. She’s a great worker and a real asset to the team with no airs or graces. It’s a proper paid job and there’s no special treatment because of who she is.”
The student at St Andrews University is a keen horsewoman and has taken up carriage driving, a sport taught to her by her late grandfather, Prince Philip. Later this weekend, she will participate in the Meet of the British Driving Society, featuring 50 horses and ponies around Windsor Park.
This is not the first time Louise has taken an ordinary job. In the summer of 2022, while awaiting her A-level results, she worked at a garden centre for £6.83 an hour. Shoppers described her as “polite and attentive,” with one saying: “I couldn’t believe it was Lady Louise — I had to look twice.”
