Kate Middleton shares brand new photo welcoming new pet to family and reveals his name

The Prince and Princess of Wales are celebrating the first birthday of their new family pet dog – and for the first time have revealed its name

William and Kate’s new pet dog, Otto(Image: @KensingtonRoyal/X)

The Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a never-before-seen photo of their new family dog – and revealed its name for the first time.

William and Kate took to social media today to post a photo of their new pet spaniel, revealing that he is celebrating his first birthday and that his name is Otto.

They wrote: “Welcome to the family, Otto! 1 today.” The photo of the dog was taken by Kate with him being the son of their other spaniel, Orla, who gave birth to four puppies last May. They starred in William’s 43rd birthday photo on social media last June.

Earlier this week, William and Kate shared a holiday snapshot of their family, lying together in the grass in the sunshine, to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary.

 

A photo released of the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children earlier this week that features Otto and Orla(Image: The Prince and Princess of Wales Instagram )

In the new image taken by photographer Matt Porteous in Cornwall, the couple are pictured with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, relaxing barefoot during the Easter break. Orla and Otto make an appearance next to William in the picture.

William and Kate have had older dog Orla since 2020 after their first dog together, cocker spaniel Lupo – which they were given as a wedding present from Kate’s brother James Middleton – died unexpectedly.

Kate revealed the family had kept one of Orla’s puppies earlier this year while on a trip to a textiles factory in Wales. As she chatted to staff at Huit Denim in Cardigan, the owner’s dog Barney ran around her feet

The princess gave it a gentle pat as she talked about her own pets, revealing the family had a then eight-month-old puppy alongside their older dog Orla. She told them: “So we’ve got a little puppy. He’s only eight months and Orla is five.”