Lady Louise Windsor is set to "follow in Princess Kate's footsteps" and protect her future partner from the public, a royal commentator has exclusively told GB News.
The 20-year-old royal competed for the first time in the Sandringham Horse Driving Trials in Norfolk last month, and was supported by a university friend, Felix da Silva-Clamp.
The pair are believed to have met at St Andrews University in Scotland, where Lady Louise is studying English Literature.
Images on Facebook show the pair taking a selfie and posing together at a St Andrews student theatre party.
Lady Louise set to 'follow in Kate's footsteps' with future partner
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Gareth Russell, a royal commentator, spoke exclusively to GB News to explain when an appropriate time would be for Lady Louise to introduce her future partner to the Royal Family.
He said: "There's probably no firm limit on when she would introduce a partner to members of the Royal Family.
"Probably a bigger leap would be introducing them to the public and allowing that amount of speculation and access to your private life.
"So I would imagine, before we hear anything about it in the public arena, it would have to be very serious for that.
Felix da Silva-Clamp and Lady Louise Windsor photographed together at university | Facebook"When she'll introduce him say to her parents versus her uncle, etc, that'll obviously be up to her.
"But the bigger step with any relationship for a senior or junior member of the Royal Family would be letting the public know for certain that it's happening."
Russell explained how Louise is likely taking a leaf out of Prince William and Princess Kate's book, who dated for a decade before tying the knot in 2011.
He continued: "With the relationship between William and Catherine, there was a lengthy period of which it was private.
Prince William and Kate photographed during the early years of their relationship in 2007
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Lady Louise joining her parents at Trooping the Colour | PA"Certainly many members of the Royal Family knew about it and knew her.
"But it's a very different thing between talking to your family and discussing it with the public.
"Whilst the Royal Family have a possibly fair or possibly unfair reputation for being judgmental, I would be sure that none of them are as judgmental as public opinion can be."