The Queen has shared a picture of her new rescue dog, a Jack Russell called Moley.
The King and Queen are expected to see the names of their dogs featured in a Chelsea Flower Show garden when they visit the attraction on Monday.
A new image released by Buckingham Palace shows the Queen wearing a summer dress and holding Moley, who was rehomed through Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in south London earlier this year.
The Queen said Moley looked like a mole
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The King and Queen will be joined by the Duke of Edinburgh and Duke and Duchess of Gloucester for their tour of the annual flower show.
One of the feature gardens is the RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden, designed by the broadcaster and gardener Monty Don, which has grass areas for canines to enjoy and a large tree providing shade.
The brick paths are inscribed with the names of dogs belonging to Radio 2 presenters and RHS ambassadors as well as Don’s beloved dog Ned, reflecting the special place that dogs hold in the nation’s hearts and gardens.
The names of Camilla’s adopted Jack Russell terrier Bluebell and her new puppy Moley will also be featured on the path, alongside the rescue terrier Beth, who died in November because of an untreatable tumour. The name of the King’s dog, Snuff, is also included on the path.
The Queen and King in 2015 with their dogs Beth, left, who died in November, and Bluebell
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After the four-day show, which opens to the public on Tuesday, the dog garden will be moved to the Battersea centre, which the Queen supports as patron.
This year the King’s Trust has a Chelsea garden, supported by Project Giving Back, called Seeding Success. It is designed by Joe Perkins and takes its inspiration from the more than one million young people the trust has supported since it was founded almost fifty years ago.
The Queen previously spoke to the dog owner Susan Mason, 66, during a visit in February to a partially sighted group at the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge in Canterbury, Kent.
At the time she said: “I’ve just got a new puppy. He’s eight weeks old.”
Asked what breed it was, the Queen, 77, replied: “You may well ask. A bit of everything. It’s a rescue dog. It’s called Moley, looks just like a mole.”
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