Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie’s daughter, Lady Louise, is planning to follow in her late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s footsteps by serving her country, according to a report.
The 20-year-old has her sights set on joining the military, the Sun reports. The outlet added that Lady Louise — who is King Charles’ niece — is currently a member of St Andrews University Officers’ Training Corps.
The organization, which provides students with military training, teaches aspiring military personnel everything from wearing uniform correctly to dealing with high-stress situations.
Louise’s rumors decision to pursue a career in the military makes her the first female royal to do so since Her Late Majesty, who died in Sept. 2022 at age 96.
As the 16th in line to the throne, Louise is Prince Edward’s only daughter. Edward, who was the late queen’s youngest son, also shares 16-year-old son James, Earl of Wessex, with wife Sophie.
Elizabeth, for her part, joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945.
There, she made history as the first female member of the royal family to join the Armed Services as a full-time active member.
Louise now reportedly wants to follow suit, after having enrolled at St. Andrews University back in 2022.
The young royal has made a conscious effort to take a step back from the spotlight and instead focus on her education.
Still, she joined the rest of her family at the King’s Trooping the Colour ceremony in June.
A month prior, Louise attended the International Carriage Driving Grand Prix where she joined her parents and younger brother.
The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
While not much is known about Louise, royal expert Richard Eden previously said that both she and her brother James could play “a vital role in the future” in the royal family’s future.
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Their support will be integral for their “cousin Prince William when he eventually succeeds to the throne,” Eden said earlier this year, adding that Edward and Sophie would be doing a “great service” by encouraging their children to “become working royals.”
“Hopefully, William will realize that a ‘slimmed-down’ monarchy wouldn’t safeguard the institution, as some claim, but would lead to its irrelevance and eventual death,” Eden wrote in the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential newsletter.
“What better way to build on its strengths than with an injection of energy from young people who have had values of public service and duty instilled in them from birth.”
Edward and Sophie, for their part, have taken on more royal responsibilities since both Charles and Princess Kate were diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
