Lady Louise Windsor told her parents, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, not to be 'cross' with her pony, after she fell off it and broke her arm last week. Photo Credit: Getty Images (L) and PA (R).
For a royal child, the only proper way to break a limb is by falling off his or her personal pony (gifted to him or her by the Queen of England, of course) while riding around on a grand estate. This is exactly what befell eight-year-old Lady Louise Windsor last week during a private riding lesson at Windsor Castle: Lady Louise was riding about the estate, on a pony gifted to her by the Queen, when she fell from her mount and broke her arm.
“Louise took a very heavy tumble,” a source told the Daily Mail. “But because most Royals now wear the same body protectors as jockeys – which cushion the back and upper torso – she was saved from more serious injuries. Her hard hat also protected her.”
“She often goes riding with the Queen and has had a few tumbles in the past, but this was the worst. She’s black and blue from bruises on her left side,” The Mail’s source added.
Lady Louise was launched into the public eye in April 2011, when walked up the aisle as a young bridesmaid at the royal wedding. Photo Credit: PA
Lady Louise stands at Prince William's shoulder during official royal wedding photo. Photo Credit: Reuters/Hugo Burnand/Clarence House
Lady Louise was all smiles when she arrived at the royal wedding in April, 2o11.Photo Credit: Getty Images Entertainment/Dan Kitwood
