 On another occasion , when she visited Bermuda , she was invited to a reception and chose to walk rather than be driven . She became thirsty along the way and stopped at a house , where she asked a black woman named Mrs McCarthy for a glass of water . Owing to the scarcity of water , the woman had to go some distance to obtain it , but was reluctant because she had to finish her ironing . When Louise offered to continue the ironing , the woman refused , adding that she was in a great hurry to finish so that she could go and see Princess Louise . Realising that she had not been recognised , Louise enquired whether McCarthy would recognise her again . When the woman said that she would have thought so , but was admittedly unsure , Louise replied : " Well take a good look at me now , so you can be sure to know me tomorrow at St. Georges . " The Princess clung to her privacy , and enjoyed not being recognised . 
