The Kingdom shuddered at the beginning of November, on the other side of the Channel, when Buckingham Palace announced, via a press release, that Queen Camilla was unwell: “His doctors advised him to take a short period of rest. It is therefore with great regret that Her Majesty has had to renounce her commitments for this week, but she very much hopes to be restored in time to normally attend the events of remembrance this weekend.”
It was starting to be a lot, between that and the recent health problems of Kate Middleton and King Charles. But ultimately more fear than harm for Queen Camilla who ended up returning to service, despite a persistent cough, starting last Tuesday. However, she must face a new hard blow since we have just learned, this Monday, November 18, that she has just lost Beth.
These beautiful photos of Camilla with her dog Beth
She was a little Jack Russell that she adopted in 2011 from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home shelter. (where she also collected another Jack Russell, Bluebell, a year later). “A sad farewell to Beth, the Queen's beloved accomplice […] who brought him so much joy, whether on walks, helping him with his official duties, or getting away from it all.roosting by the fire”,we could read on the royal family's Instagram account this Monday.
A message accompanied by a series of photos and video of the animal in the company of its famous parents. Beth was just 12 weeks old when Camilla, still Duchess of Cornwall, first laid eyes on her.
Beth and Bluebell, working members of the royal family
Like Brigitte Bardot, the wife of Charles III is in love with animals, and more particularly dogs. A passion that she spoke of four years ago on the microphone of the BBC Radio 5 Live. “The great thing about dogs is that you can sit them down, you can have a long conversation, you can be angry, you can be sad, they will always stay by your side, looking at you and wagging their tail.“, she declared. There is no doubt that she will miss Beth a lot… Although she will always have Bluebell by her side to cheer her up.
Active members of the royal family, they both posed, in July 2022, for the cover of the magazine Country Life.
This is what our colleagues at Point of viewadding that they had “even created a surprise, on May 6, 2023, during the coronation, by appearing on the queen's long ivory silk dress…… or at least their two silhouettes, embroidered with gold thread.”
