Queen Camilla heartbreak as ‘much-loved’ companion dies

‘s “much loved” rescue dog, Beth, has died, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The Queen adopted the Jack Russell terrier in 2011 from Battersea Cats and Dog’s home in London, when she was just a 12-week-old puppy.

Beth had an untreatable tumour and had to be put down at the weekend, it is understood.

The sad news was announced on the Royal Family’s official social media accounts, alongside three images of the King and Queen with the beloved pet and a video of the Queen holding Beth while the four-legged friend helped her unveil a plaque on the visit to the rescue centre.

The post read: “A sad farewell to Beth, The Queen’s much-loved companion from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home who brought such joy, whether on walkies, helping on official duties, or curled up by the fire.”

In 2020, the then-Duchess of Cornwall took Beth with her on a visit to Battersea Cats and Dogs Home, where she officially opened a new kennel.

Camilla, 77, enlisted the help of her dog when unveiling a plaque to mark the visit, with pictures and videos showing Beth tugging at the covering with her teeth.

The Queen owns another rescue dog Bluebell, who she adopted from Battersea in 2012 to give Beth a companion.

Before being rescued by the charity, Beth was found tied to a post, meanwhile, Bluebell was discovered wandering around in the woods with no fur.

In a past interview with Radio 5 Live, Camilla said: “Along I went to Battersea, and Beth appeared, and she had just been moved from pillar to post and dumped.

“We thought it would be nice for her to have a friend. They found [Bluebell] two or three weeks later, wandering about in woods, no hair on her, covered in sores, virtually dead. And they nursed her back to life and her hair grew again. She’s very sweet, but a tiny bit neurotic, shall we say.”

Bluebell and Beth featured on the Queen’s Coronation gown, as two gold Jack Russell Terriers were embroidered near the trim of her gown.