{"id":700202,"date":"2026-01-16T16:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/700202\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:00:13","slug":"the-prince-princess-of-wales-have-the-most-relatable-sleeping-arrangement-any-dog-lover-will-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/700202\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prince &#038; Princess of Wales have the most relatable sleeping arrangement \u2013 &#038; any dog-lover will understand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"body-dropcap css-8kz1tf emevuu60\">As members of the Royal Family, the Prince and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a70019338\/princess-of-wales-george-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a70019338\/princess-of-wales-george-sports\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Princess of Wales\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess of Wales<\/a> may live a lifestyle quite different from most of ours, however, there are some aspects of the way they live that feel surprisingly familiar. Dog-lovers, in particular, are likely to strongly relate to one particular detail of their life together &#8211; their sleeping arrangement. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The insight was originally revealed last summer, but has resurfaced this week. During a visit to Duchy College, Prince William said that he and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/beauty\/hair\/a70019911\/princess-of-wales-ribbon-scissor-curls\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/beauty\/hair\/a70019911\/princess-of-wales-ribbon-scissor-curls\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Kate\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate<\/a> allow their dog Orla to sleep on their bed with them. According to The Express, Irish actress Louisa Harland told Hits Radio Cornwall that Prince William told her that &#8216;his little dog sleeps on the bed with them at night, with him and Kate.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"windsor, united kingdom july 06: (embargoed for publication in uk newspapers until 24 hours after create date and time) catherine, duchess of cambridge and prince william, duke of cambridge, with their dog orla, attend the out sourcing inc. royal charity polo cup at guards polo club, flemish farm on july 6, 2022 in windsor, england. (photo by max mumby\/indigo\/getty images)\" title=\"The Duke of Cambridge Takes Part In The Royal Charity Polo Cup 2022\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1790\" height=\"1306\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gettyimages-1407226469-696a4d101d274.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/>Max Mumby\/Indigo<\/p>\n<p>Prince William and Kate walking with their dog, Orla.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">While some owners prefer not to allow their pets on their furniture, many dog lovers will understand the pull and comfort of having a furry best friend cuddled up with them while they sleep.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The couple&#8217;s dog, Orla is a black cocker spaniel and was a gift from Kate&#8217;s brother, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a62919737\/kate-princess-of-wales-brother-james-middleton\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a62919737\/kate-princess-of-wales-brother-james-middleton\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"James Middleton\" data-node-id=\"12.1\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">James Middleton<\/a>. He has credited his own first dog, Ella with saving his life by helping him through his mental health struggles.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The Royal Family share a long history with dogs, from the late Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s iconic Corgi&#8217;s to current Queen Camilla&#8217;s rescue pups. The Queen&#8217;s most recent adoption, Moley, came from Battersea Cats and Dogs Home (of which she is patron), and Her Majesty proudly posed with the new addition to the family in a portrait on social media. <\/p>\n<p>MORE FROM THE ROYALS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As members of the Royal Family, the Prince and Princess of Wales may live a lifestyle quite different&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":700203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,1380,210762,1331,4884,1330,210761,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-700202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-content-type-news","10":"tag-contentid-d857072c-bd6f-4ec3-ba52-3c067cb646e2","11":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-locale-gb","14":"tag-shorttitle-will-kate-have-a-sleeping-arrangement-dog-lovers-understand","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115905616544463211","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=700202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/700203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=700202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=700202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=700202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}