The royals are known for their love of dogs, starting with King Charles and Camilla who are the proud owners of two adopted Jack Russell Terriers, Beth and Bluebell.
Charles' mother the late Queen Elizabeth II was particularly partial to corgis and owned more than 30 during her reign, while several other members of the royal family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are also known dog lovers.
Take a look at the four-legged friends the British royals and their European counterparts share their homes with.
WATCH: The royal family's pet dogs
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla
© GettyCamilla adopted her pooches, Jack Russell Terriers Beth and Bluebell, from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
They've accompanied Camilla on a few royal outings over the years, including a trip to Wiltshire in January 2023. Beth also helped the royal to officially open a new facility at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home Old Windsor Centre in December 2020, using a sausage to unveil the plaque.
And in April 2020, Beth and Bluebell stole the show in a new portrait of Charles and Camilla as they marked their 15th wedding anniversary.
Queen Elizabeth II
© Photo: Getty ImagesHer late Majesty's corgis kept the monarch in good, canine company for decades. She was given her first corgi Susan when she was 18, and even took the beloved pet on her honeymoon with Prince Philip.
The mother-of-four was never far from her dogs, who she famously called her "family". The pampered pooches travelled with her on tour, and were given pride of place in one of her official 90th birthday portraits.
The late Queen was gifted two corgi puppies, Sandy and Muick, by her son, Prince Andrew, during the coronavirus lockdown. Since her death in September 2022, the pups have gone to live with Andrew and his former wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, at Royal Lodge in Windsor. They were pictured with the Duke of York in the courtyard of Windsor Castle on the day of the monarch's funeral.
© InstagramAnd to mark the late Queen's first death anniversary, Sarah shared a sweet update on her Instagram account, posing with the two dogs. She told her followers: "As we mourn a year on, we also celebrate the wonderful times we shared with Her Late Majesty the Queen. She entrusted me with the care of her corgis Sandy and Muick and I am delighted to say they are thriving."
The Prince and Princess of Wales
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe Waleses are known to be dog lovers and previously owned an English Cocker Spaniel named Lupo. The dog sadly died in November 2020, with William and Kate announcing the news on social media.
Sharing a picture of their pet, they wrote: "Very sadly last weekend our dear dog, Lupo, passed away. He has been at the heart of our family for the past nine years and we will miss him so much. - W & C."
In 2020, Kate's brother James Middleton gifted the family another spaniel, an eight-month-old pup, whose name Orla was finally revealed in May 2022 when she featured in an official photo to mark Princess Charlotte's seventh birthday.
The Princess also brought Orla along to watch Prince William play in a charity polo match in July 2022.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
When Meghan Markle relocated to the UK in 2017 after her engagement to Prince Harry, she was only able to bring one of her rescue dogs – a beagle named Guy. Her other dog Bogart was too old to make the transatlantic journey.
The Duchess has since adopted another dog with Prince Harry, a black Labrador, whose name Pula was finally revealed in royal biography Finding Freedom. The two pups were spotted in the background when Meghan took part in a Q&A with Gloria Steinem.
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And in 2022, the couple adopted a seven-year-old Beagle named Mamma Mia from the Beagle Freedom Project, an organisation that rescues and rehomes animals used in experimental research. The sweet pup was reportedly rescued along with 4,000 other Beagles by federal authorities in Virginia.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
© Photo: RexPrince Edward, his wife Sophie and their children Lady Louise Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex are the proud owners of two dogs and a tortoise.
Sophie has been pictured walking her dogs, a black Labrador and a cocker spaniel, around the Windsor estate before, including over the Easter break in 2019 when the family joined Queen Elizabeth II for the holiday.
In June 2020, when asked about his family's pets, Edward also joked in a video call with his patronage The Orpheus Centre: "We have two dogs and we've also got a tortoise, who basically rules the house!"
Mike and Zara Tindall
© Photo: Getty ImagesMike Tindall and his eldest daughter Mia have been seen walking their pet dogs as they supported Zara at the Gatcombe Horse Trials – a boxer dog named Sway, and two black Labradors called Storm and Pepper.
Zara previously revealed that all three were named after female characters in adventure films – Storm in X-Men (played by Halle Berry), Sway in Gone in 60 Seconds (portrayed by Angelina Jolie), and Gwyneth Paltrow's character Pepper Potts in the Iron Man movies.
Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
© Photo: CustomThe Danish royals revealed they had welcomed "two new residents" to the family in December 2021 – a gorgeous pair of puppies – and they couldn't be cuter!
The pups' mother is their border collie, Grace, who joined the family in 2017.
The palace also shared some sweet images of Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine with the puppies to mark their 11th birthday in January 2022.
King-Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands
© Photo: InstagramKing Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima revealed in October 2021 that they had welcomed an adorable new addition to the family. The royals shared a photo of the tiny pup wearing a pink collar on their social media accounts at the time, writing: "Today is Animal Day! Meet Mambo, the newest member of the Royal Family!"
The couple and their daughters, Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia, and Princess Ariane are already the proud owners of three Labradors called Luna, Skipper and Nala.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe Norwegian royals have always been proud dog owners and welcomed a new addition to the family in 2021 in the form of a brown puppy called Molly Fiskebolle.
They mourned the loss of their beloved labradoodle, Muffins, in 2022, but still own Muffins' mother, Milly.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden
© Photo: RexThe future Swedish queen introduced their cavapoo, Rio, on Instagram in May 2020. And since then, the pooch has got involved with family photoshoots and royal engagements.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
Big or small, the Danish royals are a fan of all types of dogs. Queen Margrethe has had a number of canine pets over the years, and as important members of the family, the dogs are often included in official portraits. That is, if they aren't wreaking havoc, running around the palace grounds, or being chased by the youngest royals!
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