Lady Louise Windsor & Felix da Silva-Clamp: some background

 Lady Louise Windsor, 20,  has officially made a sparkling debut at the Sandringham Horse Driving Trials, racing her way to a silver medal as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh watched on – alongside a close university friend, Felix Robert da Silva-Clamp, 19. 

Kensington-born Felix (his birth was registered in Aug 2004, in Kensington & Chelsea), is the son of Kensington solicitor, Jonathan Charles William da Silva-Clamp (born February 1971), who has also served as a Conservative councillor. 

Felix's father married 2 Oct 1998, an Australian Kendall Anne Searle (born Aug 1971).

Felix's paternal grandfather Robert I. Clamp (born 1935), married at Kensington in 1963, Maria E.P.P. da Silva. His great-grandparents were Robert J. Clamp (born 21 Dec, 1911, died 1967), and his wife Nessie Hood (1914-2007).

Twenty-year-old Lady Louise is a skilful carriage driver, having inherited a love of the sport from her late grandfather, Prince Phillip, who bequeathed her his own carriage after his death in 2021. Indeed, the trials at Sandringham were established in 1982 by Prince Philip himself after the Prince found himself unable to play polo as he entered his 50s. In a touching tribute to her grandmother, Lady Louise competed in the dressage event with one of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s horses.

The talented young royal was in high spirits as she was joined in her carriage by Felix da Silva-Clamp, with whom it appears she has fostered a firm friendship as they both continue their studies at St Andrews University in Scotland. Felix was driven to the event by Lady Louise Windsor’s mother, the Duchess of Edinburgh, and the two were seen enjoying some relaxed conversation as they watched the races at Norfolk.

Lady Louise and Felix performed together in a play _Dragon Fever_ the first student-written play to be performed by the Byre Theatre at St Andrews. The plot was an ambitious cross between an Agatha Christie mystery and Tolkien’s The Hobbit; a story of nine strangers on a quest to slay a dragon, that unfolds into a murder mystery full of riddles, twists, and love affairs. 'Louise Mountbatten-Windsor' as she was cast played Rigeon, a Don Quixote and Don Juan-like figure. Lady Louise, we are told, displayed impressive physicality and gave a compelling performance. Standout performances came from Rupert Carter and Felix Da Silva-Clamp as Mr Owl and Grant, both of whom had plenty of stage presence and performed convincingly, despite the over-the-top natures of their characters.

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