Loses her best friend
THE ROYAL MOURNS THE TRAGIC DEATH OF HER FURRY PUP
JUST LIKE QUEEN ELIZABETH II, Princess Beatrice is an avid dog lover, with her father, Prince Andrew, and mother, Sarah Ferguson, sharing their home with four of the family’s terriers: Jack, Cici, Teddy and Ginger.
A friend of the princess revealed to The Sun that Beatrice’s own Norfolk Terrier, Orange, had to be put down in December after becoming ill. The 5-year-old pup is believed to have ingested a poison during a walk in Windsor Great Park. He was rushed for treatment but when vets couldn’t identify the poison and administer an antidote, Beatrice made the decision to have Orange put down.
“No-one seems to know if the poison was a natural substance, like a fungi, or if there is a dog-hating maniac on the loose,” the friend told the publication. “Obviously, Beatrice is keeping a close eye on her other pets.”
The terriers have been an integral part of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s lives, even appearing in British Vogue’s September issue last year. Revealing a not-so-royal moment from the shoot, interviewer Ellie Pithers said one of the terriers “[relieved] himself on the ruffled hem of Beatrice’s cape.”
Showing the princess support in this tough time is new beau Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, who rang in the new year with the royal in Kenya. “She’s loved up with Edo but couldn’t stop thinking about her dog,” the friend revealed. “It’s very upsetting.” •