Queen Elizabeth's youngest granddaughter Lady Louise was one of thousands of U.K. teens who picked up their General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) results this week. The 16-year-old royal, who is the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward and Sophie, goes to a private school in Ascot.
This year's GCSE results did not include an examination due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the students' results will be based on the assessment of their teachers and a predicted grade using an algorithm.
A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said that Lady Louise's GCSE results will remain private, according to Daily Mirror. The Countess of Wessex, however, believes that her daughter did well because Lady Louise worked hard in school and plan to continue her A-levels. The royal's wish is that her daughter will decide to pursue a college degree but Sophie said it's not something she and Prince Edward will force on their kids.
Lady Louies's mother describes her as a "clever kid" and she's quite close to Queen Elizabeth. According to Sophie, Lady Louise sees the Queen as a grandmother more than anything and she didn't quickly grasp that she's the monarch when the kids asked about her Granny in school.
When she turns 18, Lady Louise can decide if she's going to become a working royal or pursue a different career outside of The Firm. Sophie said that she hopes her daughter will choose her own path than submit her life to royal duties. Ultimately, the choice is really up to her teenager.
Meanwhile, among the members of the royal family, Prince William, apparently, had the most impressive GCSE results (12) and continued with his A-levels. He received As in Art History and Geography that helped him land a place in St. Andrews University, where he met Kate Middleton.
Incidentally, the Duchess of Cambridge scored a little lower for her GCSE (11) than her husband but had A's in Maths and Art and B in English at Marlborough College. In college, she graduated with a 2:1 in Art History.
Prince Harry, also, fared slightly below his older brother's GCSE (11) and got a B and D in Art History and Geography. The GCSE results, however, didn't matter to the Duke of Sussex because he decided to enter the Army instead of going to college.
The Wales' cousins, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie, on the other hand both had nine GCSEs and had A's in their History, Arts and French classes. Princess Beatrice went to study History in Goldsmith College while Princess Eugenie attended Newcastle University.
