Prince William has revealed that he and the Princess of Wales let their little dog Orla sleep on the bed with them.
Louise Harland, whose pup was fussed over by the royal, 42, after his visit to the Duchy College Stoke Climsland in Callington, Cornwall, today, said how the future King opened up about his own pet when chatting with her.
‘[He was] absolutely in love with my little dog,’ she told Hits Radio Cornwall. ‘Jacks came and met him.
‘And he asked what breed he was and he’s never met one of those breeds – he’s a cockerjack – so he’s a little bit of a unique combination.’
She said William remarked on how ‘soft’ her pooch’s ears were, and ‘gave him lots of loving’.
‘[He] said that his little dog sleeps on the bed with them at night, with him and Kate,’ Louise also added.
Video shared by Greatest Hits Radio News showed a delighted William petting the sweet pup, and saying: ‘My dog is exactly like this… loves cuddles.’
The Prince and Princess of Wales currently have a spaniel called Orla, who was given to the family in the summer of 2020 by Kate’s brother, James Middleton.
She proved to be a great source of comfort when they lost Lupo, their first black spaniel, in November 2020.
Kate and William had doted on Lupo since they got him as a puppy in 2012 – a year after they married.
While Lupo was the Italian for ‘wolf’, Orla is Celtic in origin and means ‘golden princess’.
Prince William also earlier made another new four-legged friend during his Cornwall visit.
The royal beamed as an excited pup called Ripper jumped and pawed at him, clearly excited to receive attention from the future King.