Queen Camilla's new Christmas tree baubles filled with special meaning after dog tragedy

King Charles' state property has been decked retired with festive decorations for the season, including a poignant tribute to a caller heartbreaking loss

Highgrove, the King's state estate, is decked retired successful festive Christmas decorations, including a poignant tribute to a caller heartbreaking nonaccomplishment for the Royal Family. Among the histrion ornaments is an embroidered motif of Beth, Queen Camilla's cherished Jack Russell, who sadly had to beryllium enactment down past weekend, leaving the Queen 'heartbroken.

The 13 twelvemonth aged Beth was euthanised aft being diagnosed with cancer, a heart-wrenching determination for Camilla who adopted the pup from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home erstwhile she was conscionable 12 weeks old. However, determination could soon beryllium a caller four-legged subordinate successful the family.

Speaking to Alan Carr and Amanda Holden astatine the Royal Variety Performance, King Charles revealed to the hosts that they would beryllium welcoming a caller favored pursuing the tragic loss. The handmade ornament of Beth, sporting a reddish bandana adorned with a crown, and different of Camilla's terrier Bluebell, besides crowned, are some connected the histrion and disposable successful the Highgrove store this year.

Priced astatine £12.95 each, these decorations were launched successful September arsenic portion of a long-planned summation to the Christmas scope and were hung connected the histrion earlier this month, earlier quality of Beth's unwellness was known, reports the Express.

Highgrove unit successful Gloucestershire are preparing to invited the nationalist for festive celebrations successful the Orchard Room, the estate's dedicated entertaining space. This includes serving 2 oregon three-course Christmas lunches successful the run-up to the vacation season.

The decorations crossed the property encapsulate a accepted Royal Christmas, with red, greenish and golden hues adding a cosy touch. The King's dedication to sustainability is clear, with each lights being debased voltage LEDs and sustainable materials specified arsenic insubstantial baubles, plant-based glitter and flowers made from recycled insubstantial mulch used.

A brace of elephantine nutcrackers, painted to lucifer Royal guardsmen successful reddish tunics with gangly achromatic hats, basal sentinel astatine the entrance. The King's Foundation, a foundation overseen by Charles, manages Highgrove Gardens.

All profits from the Christmas lunches and buying astatine Highgrove lend to the charity's work. The instauration hosts acquisition workshops on-site for accepted and endangered crafts similar millinery, embroidery, and woodworking.

It besides oversees nationalist entree to Highgrove done plot tours, with tickets acceptable to beryllium disposable again successful February 2025.