{"id":2398155,"date":"2026-05-01T18:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2398155"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:55:40","slug":"kate-and-william-share-name-of-new-family-dog-in-sweet-post-marking-the-spaniels-first-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kate-and-william-share-name-of-new-family-dog-in-sweet-post-marking-the-spaniels-first-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate and William share name of new family dog in sweet post marking the spaniel\u2019s first birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Prince and Princess of Wales<\/a> have revealed the name of their second family dog in a social media post marking his first birthday.<\/p>\n

The chocolate cocker spaniel is one of the puppies from a litter of four<\/a> birthed by their older dog, Orla, in 2025.<\/p>\n

Orla joined the royal household in 2020 after the unexpected death of their first family dog, Lupo, at the age of nine.<\/p>\n

The black cocker spaniel was a wedding present to Prince William<\/a> and Prince Kate from Kate\u2019s brother, James Middleton, in 2011.<\/p>\n

Kensington Palace announced the name and birthday of their second dog on X on Friday.<\/p>\n

The palace shared a picture of the spaniel with the caption: \u201cWelcome to the family, Otto! 1 today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kensington Royal shared a photo of Otto the dog on social media on Friday to mark his first birthday (Kensington Royal\/X)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Kate only confirmed that she and her husband had welcomed a new puppy<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n

The Princess of Wales made a fuss of English cocker spaniel Barney during a tour of a Welsh woollen mill as she was asked how old her family\u2019s dogs are.<\/p>\n

The princess replied: “So we’ve got a little puppy, he’s only eight months, and Orla’s five.”<\/p>\n

Otto and his siblings also featured in Prince William\u2019s 43rd birthday photo last June<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the picture, the Prince is seen gently stroking one of the chocolate cocker spaniel puppies, while Orla stands watchfully behind him.<\/p>\n

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Prince William pictured with Orla\u2019s puppies, including Otto, in June 2025 (Kensington Royal)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The accompanying caption, signed by the family, read: “Happy birthday! Love C, G, C, L, Orla and the puppies!”<\/p>\n

Both Orla and Otto also appeared in a recent family holiday snapshot<\/a>, taken by Matt Porteous in Cornwall.<\/p>\n

The image, shared for William and Kate\u2019s 15th wedding anniversary, depicts the family of five lying shoulder-to-shoulder on their backs in the grass, with Prince Louis playfully resting his legs on his mother, Kate.<\/p>\n

Orla and Otto are seen next to William.<\/p>\n

Kensington Palace also posted that photograph on social media, accompanied by the message: “Celebrating 15 years of marriage” and a red heart emoji.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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