QUEEN'S NEW PUP
Queen Camilla adopts eight-week old rescue puppy and reveals its very unusual name
Camilla also joked about the new puppy's less-than-royal breeding
THE Queen has adopted an eight-week-old rescue puppy and named her Moley — because she looks like a mole.
Camilla wanted another dog after her Jack Russell terrier Beth died aged 13 in November.
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She revealed details of her new pet while stroking a guide dog on a visit to a museum yesterday.
Bending down to greet Fergie the labrador, Camilla remarked on how affectionate guide dogs are.
She told owner Susan Mason: “I’ve just got a new puppy, she’s eight weeks old.” Asked what breed, Camilla laughed: “A bit of everything.
“It’s a rescue dog. It’s called Moley — it looks just like a mole.”
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Moley was born on Boxing Day to a Jack Russell mum and unknown dad at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.
Camilla also adopted Beth from Battersea, where she is patron, in 2011 and Bluebell in 2012.
After Beth had to be put down, the King told TV’s Amanda Holden at the Royal Variety Performance that they planned to get a new dog.
The Queen visited a partially-sighted museum group in Canterbury yesterday.
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She also stroked guide dog Ralph and said: “He looks very happy, he can probably smell my dogs.”
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