Inside Prince Louis’ lavish life as he turns 7 – with £8k presents, a ‘priceless’ gift & £27k-a-week Caribbean holidays
PRINCE Louis may be turning seven today – but he leads a lavish life many people can only dream of.
From jet-setting to £27,000-a-week luxury holidays to his £7,000-a-term education, the youngest royal certainly lives the high life.
And it certainly pays to be the third child of the future king, after older siblings Prince George, 11, and Princess Charlotte, nine.
Royal expert Igrid Seward told Fabulous: “He has the perks and privileges of his position – plus the luxuries – without the fuss and responsibility of ever having to be King himself.”
Despite this, parents Prince William and Princess Kate are said to be keen to give their children as “normal” an upbringing as possible.
Royal biographer Claudia Joseph told Fabulous: “I think Diana and Carole Middleton both wanted their children to have a very happy childhood, and Kate and William want their children to be brought up as much as possible like other children.”
However, being royal does come with its privileges that can’t be avoided.
Here, we delve into Louis’ luxe life…
£27k holiday villa
While the Wales family do enjoy “bucket-and-spade” holidays to Norfolk, they are partial to a visit to the A-lister paradise of Mustique.
William and Kate skipped the Bafta Awards this year in February to holiday on the Caribbean island.
Kate and her side of the family are big fans of the swanky destination, and reportedly stayed in a £27,000-a-week villa.
The property was said to boast a full team of staff including a butler, chef, housekeeper and gardener, as well as its own pool and luxury garden.
A royal source told Fabulous: “It is incredibly private and incredibly discreet but not remote. They know and trust the staff who work there and they are creatures of habit.”
The 1,400-acre island, which is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has hosted a number of royal and A-lister holidaymakers over the years from Princess Margaret to Mick Jagger.
The family have also taken Louis – along with George and Charlotte – skiing to the posh resort Courchevel, France.
£8k gift from Uncle Harry
He may live miles away in California with Meghan Markle, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, but Prince Harry was extremely generous with Prince Louis after he was born.
It has been reported that the Duke of Sussex spent a rather princely sum of £8,000 on a very special present for little Louis’ christening, and the gift had touching links to Diana, too.
The Princess was known to be a passionate collector of first edition books and so, for Prince Louis‘ big day, Uncle Harry is said to have purchased a first edition copy of A.A Milne’s Winnie the Pooh from 1926.
A source revealed to The Mirror: “One of Harry’s happiest childhood memories was being read a bedtime story by his mother.
“She loved all the old classics and Harry had the brilliant idea of starting a little library of first editions for Louis, Charlotte and George to enjoy as they get older.
“He originally wanted to get Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass, which was on sale for £24,000, but decided Winnie The Pooh would be more suitable for a first time.”
£7.5k-a-night luxury birthing suite
What do you get at the Lindo wing?
All of the care packages at the Lindo wing include:
- Midwifery care throughout delivery and postnatal stay
- Theatre fees
- Routine midwife appointments and blood tests
- Paediatrician fee for first baby
- Nursery care
- Postnatal physiotherapy
- Routine medications and dressings
- Meals and daily newspaper
- Accommodation and breakfast for your partner, for each night of your postnatal stay
You will be expected to pay extra for:
- Any antenatal care (excluding midwifery appointment)
- Professional fees for obstetric services and anaesthetic services
- Blood transfusions, diagnostic tests and injections not specified in the package
- Non-routine take-home medication
- Induction (if required)
- Hearing check (unless NHS eligible)
- Additional guest meals
Louis was born, like his siblings, at St Mary’s, in London – and he certainly entered the world in style, being born at the £7.5k-a-night Lindo Wing.
The hospital offers luxury maternity services and according to The Telegraph’s Karen Yossman who, like Kate Middleton, gave birth at the hospital, “each new mother [is] ensconced in her own en-suite room equipped with high-speed internet, radio, safe, fridge and television.”
And forget boring hospital-grade food, as the Lindo Wing “boasts its own dedicated kitchen and sends round a waiter” for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and serves afternoon tea on “a three-tiered china cake stand.”
£7k-a-term school
Prince Louis – along with Prince George and Princess Charlotte – have an education fit for royalty at Lambrook School in Berkshire.
There, for £7,000-a-term, Louis receives a top education, complete with mandatory Saturday lessons.
Lambrook is a co-ed preparatory that started in 1860 and allows part-time boarding.
It scored ‘excellent’ in its most recent Independent Schools Inspectorate and offers various extravagant extracurricular activities all included on the curriculum.
As well as the traditional subjects, the school offers pupils the chance to try out scuba diving, podcast making and even a nine-hole golf course.
Chess, life-saving, bee-keeping and song-writing are also on offer at the “thriving” independent school, home to 620 pupils.
Priceless Stan Smith trainers
Not only did Louis receive a lavish gift from Harry, but he was also given a pair of signed trainers from a tennis champion.
Back in 2019, whilst Kate was watching a men’s final at Wimbledon, she was handed an incredible gift to give to Louis.
The Grand Slam champion was none other than tennis player turned trainer designer Stan Smith – and he handed Kate a mini pair of his iconic Adidas trainers.
Not only that, but he had personalised the kicks with a message written in gold pen reading: “To Louis” alongside his signature.
Ingrid hailed the shoes as “priceless.”
Why did William and Kate call their son Prince Louis?
As with most royal names, Prince Louis' one comes with a poignant meaning.
The name Louis – which originates from France and Germany – means “famous warrior’ or “famous in battle”.
Louis is one of his father Prince William‘s own middle names and was chosen by his father King Charles as tribute to his late mentor, Lord Louis Mountbatten.
The Earl was murdered in 1979 by an IRA bomb which was planted on his fishing boat during an outing with his family in County Sligo, Ireland.
Louis’ first middle name is Arthur and it comes from a long line of tradition.
Both his dad William and grandfather Charles have it as their middle name.
Louis has Charles as his second middle name, which is after King Charles.