Royals were once considered decidedly aloof, but nowadays they love a good hug.
Yesterday, a beaming Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, and her daughter Lady Louise Windsor embraced as they met at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
Just a day earlier, the King and another niece, Zara Tindall, were also photographed hugging at the show.
Sophie and Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, were delighted to meet trilby-wearing Louise, 20, while she was working as an official at the show’s carriage driving event.
He also met his brother James, 16, Earl of Wessex, at the show as he accompanied his mother Sophie, 59, just days after their historic visit to war-torn Ukraine.
The 20-year-old royal, who is 16th in line to the throne, was photographed wearing a high-visibility jacket, a branded vest and a badge identifying her as an “official” while wearing pencil and paper and walked across the field.
He managed to free himself from his mother’s embrace and tour the show on a fat-tyred electric bike to monitor the carriage’s driving, an enthusiasm he had been introduced to by the late Prince Philip.
Yesterday, a beaming Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, and her daughter Lady Louise Windsor embraced as they met at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
He managed to free himself from his mother’s embrace and tour the show on a fat-tyred electric bike to monitor the carriage’s driving, an enthusiasm he had been introduced to by the late Prince Philip.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, at the Royal Windsor Horse Show wearing a camel jacket
La Real, who is not often seen in public, donned a fedora and glasses, and wore her hair in a low ponytail away from her face so she could concentrate.
On the bottom he put on some comfortable sweatpants and practical waterproof boots.
His appearance comes after he did not attend the Easter Sunday service with his family last month which was held at St George’s Chapel in Windsor; the second year in a row he missed the event.
The 20-year-old is currently studying English literature at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, which is where Kate and William’s relationship blossomed.
According to the University website, both the week before and after Easter still count as teaching time.
Lady Louise Windsor was spotted at the Royal Windsor Horse Show wearing a high visibility vest as she took part in the festivities.
James, Earl of Wessex, looked dapper in a navy suit and striped tie as he joined his parents as a spectator at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
James looked dapper in his suit and brown suede shoes.
Lady Louise brushed her hair away from her face in a gesture mirrored by her mother Sophie in the background.
This period is followed by two weeks of revision, with exams beginning on Saturday 20 April.
It seems the young royal has taken a bit of time to adjust to a few shifts at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, which her family attends every year in Berkshire.
And this year, spirits are especially high as King Charles attended the event after hearing the news that his doctors are “positive” about how his cancer treatment is progressing.
While Lady Louise Windsor works quietly behind the scenes, it has been claimed there will be a special place for her in the royal family when the Prince of Wales finally ascends the throne.
Daily Mail editor Richard Eden had previously said: “In my opinion, another great service the couple could do for the country would be to encourage their children, Lady Louise and James, the Earl of Wessex, to become royals when the time is right.
‘Louise, 20, is in her second year at the University of St Andrews, while James, 16, will sit his GCSE exams this year.
The royal, who is 16th in line to the throne, toured the countryside on an electric bike.
The royal traveled in style throughout the countryside while working as an official at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
The royal, who is currently studying English literature at the University of St Andrews, wore a vest with the Royal Windsor Horse Show logo.
“When Prince William becomes King, I hope he will follow the example of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and ask his cousins, including Lady Louise and James, to share royal duties with him.”
Lady Louise has largely been shielded from the public eye by her parents, but in the coming years you could see her step forward in public.
She is loved by the Royal Family and was particularly close to her late grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Lady Louise was her seventh granddaughter. And for Philip, she brought not only joy but also a sense of personal pride.
This was because she became the first royal to officially bear the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, thus allowing Philip’s surname, Mountbatten, to continue into the future of the royal family.
A former aide said Philip would be “delighted” that, 55 years after the birth of his first child, a member of the Royal Family was finally carrying on the Mountbatten line.
Prince Edward looked dapper in a tweed jacket as he attended the event.
Lady Louise Windsor at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Berkshire
Getting in! Lady Louise emerged from a portakabin wearing her high-visibility jacket paired with practical trousers and shoes.
Lady Louise was baptized in the private chapel at Windsor with godparents Lady Sarah Chatto, Lady Alexandra Etherington, Mrs Francesca Schwarzenbach and Mr Rupert Elliott, as well as Lord Ivar Mountbatten.
The young royal shared a love of carriage driving with the late Duke of Edinburgh, who was instrumental in establishing the activity as a sport in Britain.
Following his retirement, Philip had more time to enjoy carriage driving, one of his favorite pastimes since the 1970s. He raced carriages near Norfolk before representing Great Britain in several world and European championships.
Sophie previously revealed that Prince Philip was “very happy” when his granddaughter wanted to take up the sport.