The Queen has been near heartbroken aft the decease of her beloved canine and “much-loved companion” Beth.
Beth was described arsenic the Queen’s ‘much-loved companion’ (Chris Jackson/PA)
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Buckingham Palace posted the quality connected societal media alongside a montage of images of the Queen’s pet, with the connection describing the joyousness the carnal brought to Camilla.
“A bittersweet farewell to Beth, the Queen’s much-loved companion from @Battersea_Dogs and Cats Home who brought specified joy, whether connected walkies, helping connected authoritative duties, oregon curled up by the fire,” the station read.
It is understood Beth had an untreatable tumour and had to beryllium enactment down astatine the weekend.
Beth, on with Bluebell, was truthful loved by Camilla that she adjacent featured connected the Queen’s coronation gown, with goldwork motifs of the 2 dogs embroidered onto the historical formal which Camilla wore to beryllium crowned.
Camilla and Charles with Beth, left, and Bluebell (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Beth made a fig of appearances astatine royal engagements astatine Camilla’s broadside implicit the years.
Camilla took Beth on to vie successful a loyalty duel with the precocious TV presenter and dog-lover Paul O’Grady and his canine Sausage astatine Battersea’s Brands Hatch centre successful Kent successful 2022 for the filming of the deed amusement For The Love Of Dogs.
Beth helped the then-Duchess of Cornwall unveil a plaque connected a sojourn to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home (Steve Parsons/PA)
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The royal favored managed to disregard toys and treats to tally backmost to her proprietor to triumph the trial.
And successful 2020, Beth helped Camilla unveil a plaque arsenic they opened caller kennels for the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
A sausage was tied astir a enactment attached to a curtain covering the motion commemorating Camilla’s visit, with the then-duchess laughing arsenic Beth grabbed the dainty to propulsion the drape away.
Camilla with Paul O’Grady and her 2 adopted dogs Bluebell and Beth (Adrian Dennis/PA)
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Camilla is patron of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and O’Grady, who died past year, was a long-time ambassador for the carnal payment charity.
The Queen gave a location to Beth successful 2011 erstwhile she was a three-month-old unwanted puppy, and Bluebell successful 2012 aft she was recovered wandering unsocial successful a London parkland with a achy tegument condition.