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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T14:46:50.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nLady Louise Windsor and her boyfriend, Felix da Silva-Clamp, have been described by those around them as a “normal” couple.\n\nSara Howe, a carriage driving trainer who regularly sees Louise competing, said the King's niece and her partner fit easily into the sport without seeking attention.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSpeaking about Mr Da Silva-Clamp’s presence at events, Ms Howe said: “He’s always been very supportive, but also leaves her alone to get on with the job.”\n\nMs Howe, who is based in Sevenoaks, said the couple had attended a social gathering together following a long day at the Glebe, where Louise had been competing.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe explained: “They join in, and they help, and they talk. They’re just lovely.”\n\nMs Howe added that while the couple maintain their privacy, they do not distance themselves from others involved in the sport.\n\nThe carriage-driving trainer said: “They’ve got their own privacy,” adding that Louise and Mr Da Silva-Clamp “certainly aren’t put out on a pedestal and that nobody can go anywhere near them. They’re totally the opposite from that.”\n\nMr Da Silva-Clamp was photographed alongside Louise last August at the Ashfields Carriage and Polo Club, where the 22-year-old was competing.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAn onlooker at the event said at the time that he was “cheering and clapping from the sidelines”.\n\nThe same source claimed he “did a fist pump as she went through the water” and was “keen to see [Lady Louise] progress in the sport”.\n\nObservers also described the pair as being “mindful” about public displays of affection, while noting that people could “tell they’re very close”.\n\nLouise and her boyfriend are understood to have met while studying at the University of St Andrews, where her cousin Prince William met his future wife, the Princess of Wales.\n\n### LATEST ROYAL DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Mike Tindall expected to snub Prince Harry and Meghan after travelling to California\n  * Police assessing claim Andrew 'leaked confidential documents to Epstein'\n  * King Charles confronted by member of the public over Andrew's links\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIn 2024, the Mail reported that Prince Edward’s daughter and Mr Da Silva-Clamp “struck up a friendship when they were cast in the first student-written play to be performed at the Byre Theatre at St Andrews”.\n\nLouise is frequently supported at competitions by her family, including her mother Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and occasionally her younger brother James, Earl of Wessex.\n\nMs Howe explained: “Her mother [Sophie] is very supportive, and her brother turns up as well sometimes.\n\n“Mum, nine times out of 10, she turns up because, again, she’s another carriage driver. She’s heavily involved. She does the showing, we call it Concours d’Elegance.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“We do the dirty side of it, the cross-country and mud flying and everything, and her mother does the elegant side, the showing, looking beautiful in lovely carriages and immaculately turned out, and she does that extremely well and thoroughly enjoys it.\n\n“So she’s still very heavily involved with the carriage driving herself.”\n\nMs Howe added: “It’s a very family thing that they’re doing.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nCarriage driving has long been part of the family’s interests. Louise’s grandfather, Prince Philip, was a competitive carriage driver for decades.\n\nFollowing his death in 2021, Louise was seen driving his carriage around the grounds of Windsor Castle.\n\nMs Howe, who previously competed in the same class as the late Duke of Edinburgh, said: “We’re very lucky to have another royal in our sport because our sport is very, very small, and we need to make it bigger.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Lady Louise Windsor's boyfriend Felix da Silva-Clamp 'leaves her alone' during competitions"
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