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Duchess Sophie showers puppy with kisses and cuddles in incredible new photos

 We are jealous of the puppy cuddles!

Iona MacRobert
Editorial Assistant
January 21, 2025
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The Duchess of Edinburgh is back to her royal duties after celebrating her 60th birthday on Monday, and the dog pictures are adorable.

On Tuesday 21st January, Duchess Sophie visited Dogs for Autism in Alton, Hampshire, a charity which provides assistance dogs to autistic people of all ages. 

Sophie gave sweet puppy kisses to Louis © Alamy Stock Photo
Sophie gave sweet puppy kisses to Louis

Whilst on her visit to the organisation's training centre, she seemed to make a paw-perfect match with a nine-week-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppy called Louis. 

The tiny pup was seen in photos affectionately cuddling up to the Duchess, who looked delighted by her new friend. 

WATCH: Duchess Sophie bakes biscuits and cuddles dogs

An inseparable pair, Louis sat on the Duchess’s lap with his small dog toy, with Sophie even leaning down to give the puppy a kiss. 

On duty, the Duchess learned that the dog was bred by a specialist cardiac vet, meaning that the breed is dedicated to eradicating the health challenges that can affect cavaliers. 

Louis even has a cute older sibling called Lexi, who is already part of the Dogs for Autism team.

She met Louis’s older sibling called Lexi © Alamy Stock Photo
She met Louis’s older sibling called Lexi

Dogs for Autism is the first charity exclusively providing autism assistance dogs whose mission is to provide a positive impact on the lives of autistic people. 

Whilst visiting, the Duchess was introduced to several assistance dogs and their partners, who shared their experience of the assistance dogs have on their lives. 

She even headed to the training center where she met the assistant training dogs Buddy, Jack, and Finn. One of which, Buddy, appears as a regular on ITV’S This Morning. Aside from the dogs, Sophie met staff members, trustees, charity supporters and local volunteers of the charity. 

One of the training dogs, Buddy, is a TV show regular © Alamy Stock Photo
One of the training dogs, Buddy, is a TV show regular

Puppy love

It’s not the first instance Duchess Sophie has shown her appreciation as a dog lover

She is a patron of the charity Guide Dogs, which provides for children with vision impairments, who learn to develop their own independent living skills with the companionship of their dog. 

 Sophie is an avid lover of dogs, with three of her own © UK Press via Getty Images
Sophie is an avid lover of dogs, with three of her own

Back in October 2024, Sophie visited the Guide Dogs' Reading Hub where she joined in with children decorating and crafting for their guide dogs.

Many fans praised the royal for her heartwarming work after Buckingham Palace uploaded a video from the engagement. Not to mention her hands-on dedication to helping the children make dog biscuits.

As for her own pets, she shares three dogs called Mole, Teal and Teasel, with her husband Prince Edward - and a tortoise called Marmite. 

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