After three kids, Prince William and Kate Middleton were widely expected to stop growing their family. Even if their kids are no longer toddlers, three children are still a lot to manage, even for people with as many resources as they have. But it seems like the royal couple still has the time and space to add another member to their family.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte were recently spotted walking with their black cocker spaniel dog named Orla and another, unnamed dog. The two were exiting a helicopter at Kensington Palace, per Marie Claire. In the video shared on social media, Orla and another black cocker spaniel can be seen running around the grass.
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Though there’s no confirmation, the dog is likely to be Orla’s pup, as The Sun reported in May 2025 that she had given birth. A source told the outlet, “We always thought the patter of tiny feet in the Wales’s household had ended, so the sound of tiny paws will have to do.”
“Everyone loves a new royal baby news and so new royal puppies run very close,” the insider added. “Everyone is very excited, not least the three children, who adore Orla, and Lupo before,” they continued, a reference to the family’s previous black cocker spaniel who died in 2020.
William and Kate more or less confirmed the news with a birthday picture of Prince William, shared a month later, where he was photographed playing with Orla and the puppies. “Happy birthday! Love C, G, C, L, Orla and the puppies! 🐾” the Instagram photo was captioned.
But new puppies are probably the most we can expect from the couple. Tom Quinn, the author of Yes Ma’am: Upstairs Downstairs in the British Royal Family, said in an interview with Fox News in March 2025 that Prince William and Kate Middleton weren’t planning on having another baby soon, joking that the Princess of Wales views her husband as her “fourth” child.
“And so, there’s a joke among the staff that Kate treats William as the fourth because he occasionally behaves like one,” Quinn said at the time. An anonymous staff member reportedly confirmed the words.
“She hasn’t had everything done for her throughout her life, so she calms him down when he gets a bit fractious,” the report said, with the source adding that they “don’t know” where William would be without Middleton. “She says he sometimes has to be treated as her fourth child!”
Reports also indicated that both Prince William and his father, King Charles, are “very picky” because they’re used to things being done for them. “People who have everything done for them from childhood tend to be rather spoiled and prone to bouts of irritation because they have no idea how much work is involved in washing and ironing, polishing and sewing when they have never done any of it themselves,” the source said.
One way to break away from that is, probably, having multiple puppies. As long as you’re the one looking after them.
Lizzie Lanuza
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