The Princess of Wales(Kate Middleton) Puts Rumors to Rest and Confirms Her Family’s Newest Addition.

 

The Princess of Wales(Kate Middleton) Puts Rumors to Rest and Confirms Her Family’s Newest Addition.

The Princess of Wales acquired candid about existence at domestic with Prince William and their three children.

Kate Middleton is confirming that 4 greater paws are jogging round Forest Lodge.

The Princess of Wales, 44, visited a pair of Welsh agencies on Tuesday, Feb. 3, assembly with the personnel and getting to know about their handcrafted products. At the Hiut Denim manufacturing unit in Cardigan, Princess Kate used to be specially charmed by using a cocker spaniel named Barney, sparking a revelation about her very own pets.

“She had a as an alternative lengthy chat with my fiancée about our dog, about how she additionally has cocker spaniels and that hers is the identical age as ours," Hiut CEO Johann Von Loeper shared with PEOPLE. "It was once a pleasant second that broke the ice."

Hello! stated that Kate additionally verified rumors that she and Prince William have welcomed a new canine into their family.

While marveling over Barney, the princess was once requested how historic her family's puppies are. She answered, "So we have bought a little puppy, he's solely eight months, and Orla's 5."

Speculation about the new household pet started out final 12 months after Orla — whom they acquired as a present from Kate's brother, James Middleton, in 2020 — welcomed a litter of puppies. William and Kate formally verified the arrival of Orla's litter with a photograph launched in June 2025 to have fun the Prince of Wales' birthday. The candid image, which confirmed William sitting on the grass with three pups round his lap, was once signed: "Love C, G, C, L, Orla and the puppies!"

Rebecca English of The Daily Mail said at the time that caring for the pups used to be "something fun" for the Prince and Princess of Wales' three youngsters — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 — and that they had been planning to hold one of the dogs.

Last month, the household fueled similarly hypothesis when they had been noticed with two puppies in tow.

While the new puppy's identify stays a mystery, it is feasible that he will pop up in a future social media put up or royal outing. Orla has from time to time joined the royals for outside occasions like charity polo matches, and she has additionally twice seemed in Princess Charlotte's birthday portraits.

The new addition comes after the household misplaced their first dog, Lupo, additionally a black cocker spaniel, that William and Kate obtained from James in December 2011 as a "belated wedding ceremony present."

Lupo died in November 2020, and the royal couple mourned their furry pal with a heartfelt Instagram post.

"Very unluckily remaining weekend our expensive dog, Lupo, surpassed away. He has been at the coronary heart of our household for the previous 9 years and we will leave out him so much. - W & C," they wrote on social media, alongside a photograph of the lovable black cocker spaniel.

Prince William opened up about dropping Lupo in his episode of The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, which premiered in October 2025.

During section of their candid, non-public conversation, William and Levy went for a stroll round Windsor, the place the prince added the Schitt's Creek megastar to Orla.

“She’s truly the niece of our different dog, Lupo, who lamentably we misplaced all through [COVID] lockdown," William shared.

Levy shared his condolences and requested if the household was once there when it happened. William replied, “Yes, we have been all there, sadly. It was once very sad.”

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