Photo: Richard Coles/TwitterCharles Spencerrevealed Saturday that he has welcomed a new pooch into his pack — and the pup is already stirring up mischief.“New puppy pretty pleased with itself for retrieving a third slipper for his growing collection,” Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer wrote onTwitteralongside a video of the curious spaniel puppy running around the Spencers' house on the Althorp estate in West Northamptonshire. Charles and his sister Princess Diana spent much of their childhood at Althorp, the Spencer family ancestral estate.On Sunday, Spencer’s friend Richard Coles posted a portrait of the pup onTwitter, showing his coat of shiny black fur with a touch of brown on his nose, eyes and paws — not to mention enviable eyelashes. The Earl and his wife Karen, the Countess Spencer also have been sharing adorable videos of the pooch named Joey.On Monday, Karen shared onInstagramthat Joey had “arrived 4 days ago after the longest 8 weeks of [our daughter] Charlotte’s life.“The Spencers are in fine company with the canine-loving royal family.Diana’s sons,Prince WilliamandPrince Harry, also have several family dogs. Like his uncle, William has a penchant for spaniels — he and wife wifeKate Middletonwelcomed a puppy into their home last year to play with 8-year-oldPrince George, 6-year-oldPrincess Charlotteand 3-year-oldPrince Louis(sadly, their beloved spanielLupo diednot long after).Harry and his wifeMeghan Markleare raising their kids — 2-year-oldArchieand 4-month-oldLili— with Guy the beagle and black lab Pula as furry siblings.And, of course,Queen Elizabethis legendary for her love of corgis. She and her younger sister,Princess Margaret, are evencredited with inventing the hybrid dorgi breedafter an unexpected incident when Margaret’s dachshund Pipkin got frisky with one of the Queen’s corgis.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Charles Spencer and Princess Diana.Amanda Edwards/WireImage; Tim Graham Photo Library/GettyIn July, Charles Spencer paid tribute to his sister alongside her sons when William and Harryunveiled a statue dedicated to the late Princess of Waleson what would have been her 60th birthday.Ahead of the unveiling, Charles —whose new bestseller,The White Ship,just debuted in the U.S. — spoke of how he preserves his connection to Diana at Althorp, their childhood home.“Every landmark day, such as birthday, Mother’s Day, I always take flowers [to a small lake at the family estate],” he toldGood Morning Britain. “I do go a lot, and it’san oasis of calm, and it’s a lovely place to go.”
Photo: Richard Coles/Twitter
Charles Spencerrevealed Saturday that he has welcomed a new pooch into his pack — and the pup is already stirring up mischief.“New puppy pretty pleased with itself for retrieving a third slipper for his growing collection,” Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer wrote onTwitteralongside a video of the curious spaniel puppy running around the Spencers' house on the Althorp estate in West Northamptonshire. Charles and his sister Princess Diana spent much of their childhood at Althorp, the Spencer family ancestral estate.On Sunday, Spencer’s friend Richard Coles posted a portrait of the pup onTwitter, showing his coat of shiny black fur with a touch of brown on his nose, eyes and paws — not to mention enviable eyelashes. The Earl and his wife Karen, the Countess Spencer also have been sharing adorable videos of the pooch named Joey.On Monday, Karen shared onInstagramthat Joey had “arrived 4 days ago after the longest 8 weeks of [our daughter] Charlotte’s life.“The Spencers are in fine company with the canine-loving royal family.Diana’s sons,Prince WilliamandPrince Harry, also have several family dogs. Like his uncle, William has a penchant for spaniels — he and wife wifeKate Middletonwelcomed a puppy into their home last year to play with 8-year-oldPrince George, 6-year-oldPrincess Charlotteand 3-year-oldPrince Louis(sadly, their beloved spanielLupo diednot long after).Harry and his wifeMeghan Markleare raising their kids — 2-year-oldArchieand 4-month-oldLili— with Guy the beagle and black lab Pula as furry siblings.And, of course,Queen Elizabethis legendary for her love of corgis. She and her younger sister,Princess Margaret, are evencredited with inventing the hybrid dorgi breedafter an unexpected incident when Margaret’s dachshund Pipkin got frisky with one of the Queen’s corgis.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Charles Spencer and Princess Diana.Amanda Edwards/WireImage; Tim Graham Photo Library/GettyIn July, Charles Spencer paid tribute to his sister alongside her sons when William and Harryunveiled a statue dedicated to the late Princess of Waleson what would have been her 60th birthday.Ahead of the unveiling, Charles —whose new bestseller,The White Ship,just debuted in the U.S. — spoke of how he preserves his connection to Diana at Althorp, their childhood home.“Every landmark day, such as birthday, Mother’s Day, I always take flowers [to a small lake at the family estate],” he toldGood Morning Britain. “I do go a lot, and it’san oasis of calm, and it’s a lovely place to go.”
Charles Spencerrevealed Saturday that he has welcomed a new pooch into his pack — and the pup is already stirring up mischief.
“New puppy pretty pleased with itself for retrieving a third slipper for his growing collection,” Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer wrote onTwitteralongside a video of the curious spaniel puppy running around the Spencers' house on the Althorp estate in West Northamptonshire. Charles and his sister Princess Diana spent much of their childhood at Althorp, the Spencer family ancestral estate.
On Sunday, Spencer’s friend Richard Coles posted a portrait of the pup onTwitter, showing his coat of shiny black fur with a touch of brown on his nose, eyes and paws — not to mention enviable eyelashes. The Earl and his wife Karen, the Countess Spencer also have been sharing adorable videos of the pooch named Joey.
On Monday, Karen shared onInstagramthat Joey had “arrived 4 days ago after the longest 8 weeks of [our daughter] Charlotte’s life.”
The Spencers are in fine company with the canine-loving royal family.
Diana’s sons,Prince WilliamandPrince Harry, also have several family dogs. Like his uncle, William has a penchant for spaniels — he and wife wifeKate Middletonwelcomed a puppy into their home last year to play with 8-year-oldPrince George, 6-year-oldPrincess Charlotteand 3-year-oldPrince Louis(sadly, their beloved spanielLupo diednot long after).
Harry and his wifeMeghan Markleare raising their kids — 2-year-oldArchieand 4-month-oldLili— with Guy the beagle and black lab Pula as furry siblings.
And, of course,Queen Elizabethis legendary for her love of corgis. She and her younger sister,Princess Margaret, are evencredited with inventing the hybrid dorgi breedafter an unexpected incident when Margaret’s dachshund Pipkin got frisky with one of the Queen’s corgis.
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!
Charles Spencer and Princess Diana.Amanda Edwards/WireImage; Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty
In July, Charles Spencer paid tribute to his sister alongside her sons when William and Harryunveiled a statue dedicated to the late Princess of Waleson what would have been her 60th birthday.
Ahead of the unveiling, Charles —whose new bestseller,The White Ship,just debuted in the U.S. — spoke of how he preserves his connection to Diana at Althorp, their childhood home.
“Every landmark day, such as birthday, Mother’s Day, I always take flowers [to a small lake at the family estate],” he toldGood Morning Britain. “I do go a lot, and it’san oasis of calm, and it’s a lovely place to go.”
source: people.com
