Lady Louise Windsor's companion is a mystery
Lady Louise Windsor made her first appearance at the renowned Carriage Driving Competition in Sandringham, an event that almost went unnoticed: For she was enthusiastically cheered on by a young man she is said to know from the university.
Just a classmate - or is there more to it? This is the question that has been keeping many British media busy lately, after Lady Louise Windsor was photographed at the Sandringham Horse Driving Trials with a male companion.
The 20-year-old niece of King Charles III has spent most of her life out of the limelight. The eldest child of Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie is, like her grandfather Prince Philip, an avid carriage driver. Three years ago, she made her debut as a Combined Driving Event rider. At the competition on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, she participated for the first time last Friday.
The Sandringham Trials were founded by Prince Philip in 1982 and have taken place every weekend after Royal Ascot since then. Prince Philip was also the one who inspired his granddaughter's interest in the sport and encouraged her. A significant place, then, for Lady Louise, who was captured laughing and chatting with the young man.
British "Hello!" published the pictures and reported that the "mysterious man" was Felix da Silva-Clamp, a classmate of Lady Louise's at the University of St. Andrews. There, Lady Louise studies English literature. Both are said to be connected by their passion for amateur theater. According to "Hello!", they appeared together in a production called "Dragon Fever" at the Byre Theatre of the university. Da Silva-Clamp is said to have attended Melbourne Grammar School in Australia and worked at an ice cream parlor in St. Andrews. A colleague described him to the magazine as a "lovely person".
"They seemed very comfortable with each other," a spectator reported. "They chatted and looked at each other openly. They even went for a few walks together between their two competitions, they seem very close." It's worth noting that this isn't the first royal acquaintance to have been made on a university campus: Lady Louise's cousin Prince William met his wife Kate at St. Andrews.
The British media's interest in Lady Louise Windsor's friendship deepens, as she's often linked to entertainment activities. For instance, her university companion, Felix da Silva-Clamp, is known for his involvement in amateur theater productions.
The Carriage Driving Competition, a traditional event with British Royal Family ties, was the perfect setting for Lady Louise's passion for entertainment and her friend Felix's love for theater to intertwine.
