Tilly
Kate Middleton is well known for her love of dogs. As a teenager, her family had a Golden Retriever named Tilly, which was her and her brother James’ first dog. Tilly passed away on Valentine’s Day in 2017 at the age of 17.
Nala
In May 2020, the Duchess’ younger brother, James Middleton, reportedly gifted the Cambridges the eight-month-old English cocker spaniel puppy named Nala in May 2020.
Lupo
Kate Middleton and Prince William currently have three dogs. They used to have an English cocker spaniel named Lupo they adopted in 2012. Lupo passed away in November 2020.
Orla
Prince William and Kate Middleton got a black cocker spaniel named Orla in April 2022. “Orla” is a Celtic name that translates to “golden princess”. Orla is seen here with their daughter Princess Charlotte from the @princeandprincessofwales Instagram.
Kate Middleton, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Kate Middleton, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, GCVO, is a member of the British royal family. Her husband, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is second in the line of succession to the British throne, making Catherine a likely future queen consort.
Born in Reading, Middleton grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire. She was educated at St Andrew’s School and Marlborough College before studying art history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where she met William in 2001. She held jobs in retail and marketing and pursued charity work before their engagement was announced in November 2010. They married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The couple’s children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis of Cambridge—are third, fourth, and fifth in the line of succession to the British throne, respectively. The media have called Catherine’s impact on British and American fashion the “Kate Middleton effect”. In 2011, 2012 and 2013, Time magazine selected her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
Other members of the royal family include the late Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, Prince Michael of Kent, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Sarah, Duchess of York, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex.
