Who inherited Prince Philip's prized possessions?
<p>Prince Philip has left his prized ponies to his granddaughter Lady Louise, who shares his passion for carriage driving.</p>
<p>Lady Louise who is the daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie Countess of Wessex, was taught the sport by her late grandfather.</p>
<p>The Duke of Edinburgh was seen watching Louise as she placed third and the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2019.</p>
<p>Philip's prized green carriage and two of his beloved ponies, Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm, made an appearance at his funeral on Sunday.</p>
<p>The Duke began carriage driving after retiring from polo at 50 due to an arthritic wrist.</p>
<p>The sport was one of the Duke's greatest passions, with the royal even drafting the official rules for international horse carriage riding competitions.</p>
<p>In a guidebook he wrote about the sport, Philip said: "I am getting old, my reactions are getting slower, and my memory is unreliable, but I have never lost the sheer pleasure of driving a team through the British countryside."</p>
<p>Lady Louise will care for and exercise Philip's black ponies as part of her inheritance.</p>
<p>Speaking to The Sun, the teenager had become the Queen's "favourite grandchild" after spending time with her grandparents at their holiday home in Balmoral.</p>
<p>Photo: Getty</p>
